Potentina caulescens, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 45

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293200

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B0402C-FF82-E32B-F912-F630D371F359

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scientific name

Potentina caulescens
status

 

55. P. caulescens L. , Cent. Pl. 2: 19 (1756).

Perennial. Flowering stems usually 5-30 cm, pubescent with erecto-patent (rarely subpatent) or subappressed hairs. Leaves digitate; leaflets 5-7, 10-30 mm, oblong or oblong-obovate, with few connivent teeth at apex. Flowers numerous, in lax cymes. Sepals lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate; epicalyx-segments as long as or slightly longer, but much narrower than sepals. Petals 6-10 x 2-5-5 mm, white, slightly longer than sepals, often slightly mucronulate, not or indistinctly emarginate. Filaments thickened towards the base, pubescent at least in the lower half. Style pale yellow. Rock fissures; usually calcicole. Alps, and mountains of S. Europe from Spain to Jugoslavia. Au BI Ga Ge He Hs It Ju Si.

Very polymorphic, but none of the subordinate taxa seem to merit subspecific status.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Potentina

Loc

Potentina caulescens

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981
1981
Loc

P. caulescens

L. 1756: 19
1756
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