Potentilla nivea
Snow Cinquefoil
Also known as: Fragaria nivea (L.) Crantz +11 more
- Fragaria nivea (L.) Crantz
- Potentilla dryophylla Pall. ex Ledeb.
- Potentilla fissuralis Fed. & al.Fed. ex Popov
- Potentilla flabellifolia subsp. matsumurae Th.Wolf
- Potentilla jamesoniana Grev.
- Potentilla jezoensis Soják
- Potentilla macrantha Ledeb.
- Potentilla matsuokana Makino
- Potentilla nivea f. alpina (Turcz.) Th.Wolf
- Potentilla nivea f. arctica Cham. & Schltdl., 1827
- Potentilla nivea f. incisa (Turcz.) Th.Wolf
- Potentilla nivea f. major (Turcz.) Th.Wolf
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Potentilla nivea (commonly known as Snow Cinquefoil) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Rosaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Potentilla, which contains over 550 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, France, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon