Potentilla eriocarpa Wall. ex Lehm.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Potentilla eriocarpa Wall. ex Lehm.
  • Common name : Woolly-Fruit Cinquefoil
  • Habit : Subshrubs
  • Habitat : On wet exposed cliff ledges, Sparse forests, alpine meadows, rock crevices; 2700 - 5000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Stems robust, 5–10 mm in diameter. Leaves somewhat coriaceous. Terminal leaflet serrately 5–9-divided.Petals creamy yellow with orange base, apically rounded or slightly emarginate
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West Himalaya, Nepal, East Himalaya, Tibet, China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 120
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 567
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Potentilla eriocarpa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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