Potentina anglica, Laicharding

53. P. anglica Laicharding , Veg. Eur. 1: 475 (1790)

(P. procumbens Sibth. ).

Like 52 but stock not so stout and with a persistent rosette of leaves; flowering stems 15-80 cm, procumbent, finally rooting at nodes; lower leaves often with 5 leaflets; flowers 4- to 5-merous, solitary, axillary or the upper forming a few-flowered cyme; petals 5-8 mm, up to twice as long as sepals; stamens 15-20; carpels 20-50. 2« = 56. W. & C. Europe, extending to S. W. Finland and the western borders of the U.S.S.R. Az Be Br Co Cz Da Fe Ga Ge Hb Ho Hs It?Ju Po Rm Rs (B, C, W) Su.

Hybrids between 52, 53 and 54 are widely distributed in N. Europe and possibly elsewhere. The hybrid 52 x 54 closely resembles 53, from which it is most readily distinguished by its high infertility.