| Potentilla norvegica subsp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. |
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Family | Rosaceae — APG family: Rosaceae |
Synonyms | Potentilla norvegica var. hirsuta (Michx.) Lehm., Potentilla monspeliensis L., Potentilla norvegica subsp. hirsuta (Michx.) Hyl., Potentilla hirsuta Michx. |
Description | Leaves mainly cauline, lower leaves 3-foliate; leaflets obovate tc oblanceolate, coarsely serrate, mostly spreading- to appressed-hirsute; stipules ovate, mostly toothed; bractlets somewhat acute; calyx enlarging in fruit; petals yellow, obovate, often retuse, shorter than calyx lobes; styles terminal, thick at base. |
Ecology | Probably both native and introduced; moist places, waste ground. P. norvegica described from Norway, Sweden, Prussia, and Canada; subsp. monspeliensis from cultivated specimens, presumably American. |