Potentilla clusiana

Potentilla clusiana
In bloom, August
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. clusiana
Binomial name
Potentilla clusiana
Synonyms[1]
  • Fragariastrum clusianum (Jacq.) Schur
  • Potentilla caulescens Jacq.
  • Potentilla caulescens Scop.
  • Potentilla clusiana subsp. triphylla Tratt.
  • Trichothalamus clusianus (Jacq.) Spreng.

Potentilla clusiana, the eastern cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.[2] It is native to the Eastern Alps and the Dinarides, and it has been introduced to the former Czechoslovakia.[1] Along with Draba stellata it is a co-dominant species of alpine rock-faces.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Potentilla clusiana Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Potentilla clusiana (PTLCS)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ Dullinger, Stefan; Dirnböck, Thomas; Grabherr, Georg (2000). "Reconsidering endemism in the northeastern Limestone Alps". Acta Botanica Croatica. 59 (1): 55–82. Retrieved 17 December 2025.