Potentilla argenteaL. Silver-leaved Cinquefoil

Potentilla argenteaL. - Silver-leaved Cinquefoil

Scientific Description:

Erect or ascending, tomentose perennial, 8−50 cm. Leaves digitate; leaflets usually 5, cuneate to obovate, 10−30 × 5−12 mm, incised-dentate to pinnatifid, densely tomentose beneath, sparsely pubescent, green above. Inflorescence a terminal cyme. Epicalyx segments linear-oblong. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, 2−5 mm. Petals yellow, obcordate, 3.5−5 mm, usually longer than sepals. Achenes rugulose; style subterminal, conical and papillose below.

 

Flowering time: June−August.

Habitat: Rocky slopes, pastures, 1100−2400 m.

 

Reference:
Peşmen H (1972). Potentilla argentea L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 49.

Public Description:

Potentilla argentea, commonly known as “silver-leaved cinquefoil” or “silver cinquefoil”, is native to Europe, Türkiye and Siberia. It is a perennial herb with yellow flowers, and grows up to 50 cm in length. It blooms between June and August and is found in rocky slopes and pastures. It has antimicrobial and anticarcinogenic activity.

 

References:                                                    

Anonymous (2016). http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286514&isprofile=1&gen=Potentilla /,Accessed date: 31.05.2016.

Aslan S (2012) Potentilla L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 803–808.