Potentilla astracanicaJacq. Yıldız Parmakotu (in Turkish)

Potentilla astracanicaJacq. - Yıldız Parmakotu (in Turkish)

Scientific Description:

Erect or ascending villous perennial; hairs trimorphic, long and short eglandular, intermediate glandular. Flowering stems 10−30(−45) cm. Leaves digitate; leaflets 5, rarely 7, broadly obovate or oblong, 10−25(−40) × 5−20 mm, minutely crenate-dentate, greyish-green on both sides, long-villous with few shorter glandular hairs. Flowers in cymes. Epicalyx segments linear, longer than sepals. Sepals ovate-linear, 6−8 mm, acuminate. Petals pale yellow, 9−10(−12) mm. Achenes strongly rugulose and winged; style shorter than achene.

 

Flowering time: May−August.

Habitat: Meadows, shady places, s.l. 0−1750 m.

 

Reference:
Peşmen H (1972). Potentilla astracanica Jacq., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 52.

Public Description:

Potentilla astracanica, commonly known as “yıldız parmakotu” in Turkish, is native to Türkiye, the Balkans, South Russia, Crimea and the Caucasus. It is a perennial herb with pale yellow flowers, and grows up to 45 cm in length. It blooms between May and August and is found in meadows and shady places.

 

References:                                                    

Anonymous (2016). http://www.tubives.com/index.php?sayfa=1&tax_id=3605 /,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.