Potentilla alchemilloides, the alchemilla-leaved cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil (genus Potentilla) native to the Pyrenees.[1]
Potentilla alchemilloides | |
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Alchemilla-leaved cinquefoil (Potentilla alchemilloides) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Potentilla |
Species: | P. alchemilloides
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Binomial name | |
Potentilla alchemilloides |
It is an upright herbaceous perennial plant reaching 30 cm tall, with palmate leaves with 5-7 leaflets. The flowers are white, with five petals.
References
edit- ^ Töpel, Mats; Lundberg, Magnus; Eriksson, Torsten; Eriksen, Bente (2011-05-16). "Molecular data and ploidal levels indicate several putative allopolyploidization events in the genus Potentilla (Rosaceae)". PLOS Currents. 3: RRN1237. doi:10.1371/currents.RRN1237. ISSN 2157-3999. PMC 3097082. PMID 21603100.
External links
editMedia related to Potentilla alchemilloides at Wikimedia Commons