Potentilla alba L.

White cinquefoil (en), Potentille blanche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Potentilla

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 49 - 57
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Potentilla alba habit picture by Giovanni Scarmoncin (cc-by-sa)
Potentilla alba habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Potentilla alba habit picture by Sebastian Gardt (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Potentilla alba leaf picture by Анастасия (cc-by-sa)
Potentilla alba leaf picture by Анастасия (cc-by-sa)
Potentilla alba leaf picture by Katalin Szitar (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Potentilla alba flower picture by László Károly Györe (cc-by-sa)
Potentilla alba flower picture by Анастасия (cc-by-sa)
Potentilla alba flower picture by Carignano Gianfranco (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Potentilla alba world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Moldova (Republic of), Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324728-2
WFO ID wfo-0000985785
COL ID 4M4X5
BDTFX ID 52394
INPN ID 115395
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Potentilla nitida Potentilla caulescens Potentilla alba Trichothalamus albus Potentilla cordata Fragariastrum album Dasiphora alba