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Potentilla erecta

Erect Cinquefoil
Also known as: Fragaria tormentilla (Neck.) Crantz +18 more
  • Fragaria tormentilla (Neck.) Crantz
  • Potentilla dacica Borb
  • Potentilla dacica Borbás ex Zimmeter
  • Potentilla divergens (Rchb.) Poeverl.
  • Potentilla divergens Nyman
  • Potentilla erecta (L.) Hampe
  • Potentilla erecta (L.) Mela
  • Potentilla erecta f. herminii (Ficalho) Samp.
  • Potentilla erecta f. hirsuta Cout.
  • Potentilla erecta f. minor Zimmeter
  • Potentilla erecta f. monacensis (Woerl. ex Zimmeter) Zimmeter
  • Potentilla erecta f. pusilla Favrat
  • Potentilla erecta f. sciaphila (Zimmeter) Beck
  • Potentilla erecta f. sericea Cout.
  • Potentilla erecta f. stenopetala Murb.
  • Potentilla erecta f. subpinnatifida Cout.
  • Potentilla erecta H.Karst.
  • Potentilla erecta M.S.Uspensk. ex Ledeb.
  • Potentilla erecta subsp. dacica (Borbás ex Zimmeter) Hayek
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Rosaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Potentilla erecta (commonly known as Erect cinquefoil) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Rosaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Potentilla, which contains over 550 distinct species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Primorye

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