Category: Potentilla

SK 3327 31 January 2022: 2 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, West Nepal Altitude: 2308 m. Date: 17 August 2021  Habit : Wild  Pl. check comparative images at Potentilla page. I think it is close to images at Potentilla fragarioides L. This sp. does not seem listed in Nepal. You can also check Potentilla gerardiana (syn: Potentilla fragarioides Hook.f. (non L.)), which has […]

Potentilla nivea L., Sp. Pl.: 499 (1753) (syn: Fragaria nivea (L.) Crantz; Potentilla concinna var. dissecta (S.Watson) B.Boivin; Potentilla dryophylla Pall. ex Ledeb.; Potentilla fragariifolia Less. ex Ledeb.; Potentilla jamesoniana Grev.; Potentilla jezoensis Soják; Potentilla macrantha Ledeb.; Potentilla matsuokana Makino; Potentilla nivea var. alpina Turcz.; Potentilla nivea var. arctica Cham. & Schltdl.; Potentilla nivea subsp. chionodes Hiitonen; Potentilla nivea var. dissecta S.Watson; Potentilla nivea subsp. fallax A.E.Porsild; Potentilla nivea var. incisa Turcz.; Potentilla nivea var. insularis Peschkova; Potentilla nivea var. major Turcz.; Potentilla nivea var. niveiformis Jurtzev; Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla Turcz.; Potentilla nivea var. petiolulata Popov; Potentilla nivea var. quinquefolia Rydb.; Potentilla […]

Potentilla biflora Willd. ex Schltdl., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 7: 297 (1816) (syn: Fragariastrum biflorum (D.F.K.Schltdl.) Kechaykin & Shmakov; Potentilla bifolia Walp.; Potentilla inglisii Royle); . Siberia to Russian Far East and Himalaya, Subarctic America to W. Canada: Alaska, Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, […]

Potentilla spodiochlora Soják, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. Bohemoslov. 1: 348 (1966); . Central & E. Himalaya: East Himalaya, Nepal as per POWO; . SK 3196 04 September 2021: 5 very high res. images. Location: Mugu, Rara, West Nepal Altitude: 3260m. Date: 20 August 2021  Habit : Wild Potentilla spodiochlora Soják ?? Yes, appears close as per GBIF specimens- one, two and three.     […]

Potentilla desertorum Bunge, Fl. Altaic. 2: 267 (1830) (syn: Potentilla arnavatensis (Th.Wolf) Th.Wolf ex Juz.); . Afghanistan to Siberia and W. Himalaya: Afghanistan, Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang as per POWO; . Bunge in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. ii. 257 ; Fl. Ross. ii. 53 ; Ic. t. 337 ; […]

Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Wats., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 557 (1873) (syn: Pentaphyllum viridescens (Rydb.) Lunell; Potentilla angustata Rydb.; Potentilla blaschkeana Turcz. ex Lehm.; Potentilla blaschkeana var. permollis (Rydb.) Wolf; Potentilla etomentosa Rydb.; Potentilla etomentosa subsp. hallii (Rydb.) Abrams; Potentilla fastigiata Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray; Potentilla fastigiata var. jucunda (A. Nelson) Soják; Potentilla fastigiata var. permollis (Rydb.) Soják; Potentilla glomerata A. […]

Potentilla recta L., Sp. Pl.: 497 (1753) (syn: Hypargyrium rectum (L.) Fourr.; Pentaphyllum rectum (L.) Nieuwland; Potentilla fallacina Blocki ex Th. Wolf; Potentilla fallacina Blocki ex Wolosz.; Potentilla fallacina Blocki ex Zimm.; Potentilla hirta var. afra Pau & Font Quer; Potentilla hirta subsp. recta (L.) Briq.; Potentilla hirta subvar tenuirugis (Pomel) Batt.; Potentilla obscura var. fallacina (Blocki) Markova; Potentilla pallens Moench; Potentilla pallida Lag. […]

Potentilla griffithii Hook. fil., Fl. Brit. India 2: 351 (1878) (syn: Potentilla griffithii var. decurrens J. Soják; Potentilla griffithii var. intercedens J. Soják; Potentilla griffithii var. reticulata (Franch.) J. Soják; Potentilla griffithii subsp. yunnanensis J. Soják; Potentilla leschenaultiana var. reticulata Franch.; Potentilla sikkimensis Wolf); . East Himalaya, Nepal, China South-Central and Tibet as per POWO; . China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, India, Chumbi […]

Potentilla anglica Laich., Veg. Europ. 1: 475 (1790) (syn: Potentilla anglica subsp. nesogenes (Briq.) Gamisans ex M. Kerguélen; Potentilla nemoralis Nestl.; Potentilla procumbens Sibth.; Potentilla procumbens subsp. nesogenes Briq.; Potentilla salisii Bor.; Potentilla tormentilla subsp. procumbens Syme); . Macaronesia, Europe to Siberia and Turkey as per POWO; . Belgium, England, Corsica, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, ?Italy, Croatia, […]

Potentilla pamirica Th.Wolf, Trudy Imp. Bot. Sada Petra Velikago 31: 489 (1915); . Tajikistan (Pamir Alai), S.W.Mongolia, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Kashmir and China (Zizang and Kunlun Shan) as per Flora of Pakistan; . Common name: Pamir Cinquefoil .   Potentilla fruticosa from Ladakh (16/06/2011 NSJ-01): Potentilla fruticosa from Ladakh. Pl validate. Not Potentilla fruticosa …, which is a shrub and not […]

SK507 09 MAY-2017:ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Location: Soureni, Mirik, India Date: 21 April 2017 Altitude: 4400 ft. I think a Rosaceae member. Potentilla ? I guessed so but could not conclude. I hope P. reptans I think more closer to images at Potentilla leschenaultiana rather than those at Potentilla reptans P. reptans do not have distribution in east India but […]

Potentilla curviseta Hook.f., The flora of British India (Rosaceae) 358 1878. (syn: Fragariastrum curvisetum (Hook.fil.) Kechaykin & Shmakov); . NW-India, Pakistan (Swat), Pakistani Kashmir (Baltistan), Jammu & Kashmir (Dras, Zanskar, Kashmir) as per Catalogue of Life; . Potentilla curviseta from Kashmir-GS05032020-4 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Potentilla curviseta Hook.f. Ascending to erect perennial […]

Potentilla doubjonneana Cambess., Voyage dans l’Inde 1835 50, t.61 1844. ; Tajikistan, Jammu & Kashmir as per Catalogue of Life;    Potentilla doubjouneana Cambess. from Kashmir-GS05032020-3 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Potentilla doubjouneana Cambess.  Similar in appearance to P. gelida but with prostrate to ascending habit, obconic toothed stipules, obovate-cuneate toothed leaflets, outer sepals […]

Potentilla kashmirica Hook.f., The flora of British India (Rosaceae) 355 1878.; . Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), Pakistan (Chitral, Swat, Kohistan) as per Catalogue of Life; . Potentilla kashmirica from Kashmir, another population-GS05032020-2 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Potentilla kashmirica Hook.f. Another population from slopes above Cheshma Shahi, Kashmir, May 16, 2012 Potentilla […]

Potentilla fruticosa ‘Abbotswood’;   Garden Plant for ID : New Jersey : 01AUG19 : AK-3 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) A small garden plant with small white flowers seen in the first week of July, 2017. Could be Potentilla Species? I have only these two pictures Could be Potentilla fruticosa ‘Abbotswood’, Shrubby […]

Potentilla microphylla ?;   Fruit for ID :: Hemkund, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKOCT-16 : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Saw these near Hemkund, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018. This is the only pic that I have. Is it sufficient to ID? Looks insufficient for me. Seems a Potentilla species (Rosaceae). This seems to […]

Potentilla leschenaultiana Ser., Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis1823 584 1825. (syn: Potentilla bannehalensis Cambess.; Potentilla grahamiana Wight & Arn.); . Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), NW-India (Kumaon), Nepal, Assam as per Catalogue of Life; . Robust, stoloniferous, villous herb; rootstock stout; shoots several, radiating ascending, to 30(45) cm. Leaves odd-pinnate(mostly 5-foliolate), to 6 x 4 cm, […]

Potentilla multifida L. aggregate; . France, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Gruziya, E-European Russia, Latvia (introduced), Siberia (W-Siberia, C-Siberia), Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Iran (EC-Iran), Afghanistan (Badakshan, Wakhan, Baghlan, Bamyan, Ghazni, Ghorat, Kabul, Kunar / Nuristan, Logar, Wardak, Parwan, Takhar), Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh, Rupshu, Leh, Zanskar, Kashmir), N-India, Pakistan (Kurram, Chitral), Pakistani Kashmir […]

Potentilla lineata ?; .   SK296JAN03-2016:ID : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Kalinchowk, Dolakha, Nepal Altitude: 110000 ft. Date: 25 July 2014 Ranunculus ? Not Ranunculus …, any Potentilla….!! Yes, Potentilla. Need ID Not Ranunculus. Appears to be a Potentilla – rather a lot of these. Of the likely candidates, P.lineata (syn. P.fulgens) […]

Potentilla sundaica (Bl.) Kuntze, Revisio generum plantarum; 1891 219 1891. (syn: Fragaria sundaica Bl.; Potentilla anemonifolia Lehm.; Potentilla anemonifolia f. suoensis Naruh.; Potentilla inclinata var. laxa Franch. & Sav.; Potentilla kleiniana Wight & Arn.; Potentilla kleiniana var. anemonefolia (Lehm.) Nakai; Potentilla kleiniana subsp. anemonifolia (Lehm.) Murata; Potentilla kleiniana var. robusta (Franch. & Sav.) Kitag.; Potentilla […]