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Potentilla alba L.

White Cinquefoil

Rosaceae

Traits


    Maximal 20&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba><b>hardly higher than the basal leaves</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba><b>whitish</b></ba>. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> 5&#8209;leaved. <span class="v1">petals:</span> <ba><b>mos...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Potentilla alba

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Potentilla alba

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Potentilla alba

Potentilla alba

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

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