Potentilla nepalensis Hook.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Potentilla guilelmiwaldemarii Klotzsch
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Potentilla nepalensis Hook.
  • Common name : Nepal Cinquefoil, Crimson Cinquefoil
  • Vernacular name :
    • Laljharhi, Ratanjot (Hindi)
    • Ratanjot (Kashmiri)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open meadows, forest margins, roadsides; 2000 - 2600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The species is fairly common in the coniferous forest zone in open sunny places on grassy ground. It is a beautiful ornamental plant and can be seen in almost every European botanic garden.
  • Key identification features : It is easily distinguished by its dark red flowers, pentafoliolate basal leaves and thick pilose indumentum of the whole plant.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Native : India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan, West Himalaya and Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 121
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Potentilla nepalensis. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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