Potentilla micrantha Ramond ex DC. Pink Barren Strawberry

Potentilla micrantha Ramond ex DC. - Pink Barren Strawberry

Scientific Description:

Rhizomatous, villous perennial with a short flowering stem, 2−5(−10) cm. Basal leaves longer than stem (5−15 cm), trifoliolate; leaflets broadly ovate or obovate, 10−50 mm, crenate-serrate, sparsely villous, green above, sericeous beneath. Flowers terminal, solitary or in a 2-or 3-flowered cyme. Epicalyx segments and sepals equal, lanceolate-ovate, 3−6 mm, acute. Sepals with a reddish blotch on inner side towards the base. Petals white or rarely pinkish, obovate, 3−5 mm, emarginate, slightly shorter than sepals. Achenes glabrous; style subterminal, slightly longer than achene.

 

Flowering time: March−July.

Habitat: In forests, by streams, s.l.−1800 m.

 

Reference:
Peşmen H (1972). Potentilla micrantha Ramond ex DC., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 68.

Public Description:

Potentilla micrantha, commonly known as “pink barren strawberry”, is native to Türkiye and Europe. It is a perennial herb with white or pinkish flowers, and grows up to 10 cm in length. It blooms between March and July and is found in forests and by streams.

 

References:

Anonymous (2016). http://plantspedia.wikia.com/wiki/Potentilla_micrantha /,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.