Rosaceae

Potentilla L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 495 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subarctic & Temp. to Tropical Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hainan, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Bermuda, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile South, Florida, Marianas, Mauritius, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, Réunion, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Drummond [17] United States K000618166 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Douglas [s.n.] K000762646 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Nuttall [s.n.] K000762616 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Drummond [s.n.] K000762647 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000762645 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K001089126 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000762644 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Nuttall [s.n.] K000762615 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Oakes, W. [s.n.] United States K000618162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States K001089127 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000762561 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States K001089125 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Johns, R.J. [9462] New Guinea K000261414 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Sands, M.J.S. [7089] Papua New Guinea K000261415 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Johns, R.J. [9527] Papua New Guinea K000261413 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Puradyatmika, P. [10471A] Papua New Guinea K000261508 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Johns, R.J. [9962] Papua New Guinea K000261494 Yes
Aug 19, 2004 Kato, M., et al. [1341] Malaysia K000227861 Yes
Aug 19, 2004 Argent, G., et al. [00275] Indonesia K000227863 Yes
Apr 1, 1995 Clarke [9787] India K000762487 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000762505 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Rock, J.F. [21971] China K000762426 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Wilson, E.H. [2054] China K000762461 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1986 Gould, B.J. [2272] Bhutan K000762551 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Forrest, G. [17513] China K000762464 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K000762401 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Forrest, G. [15929] China K000762463 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, T. [s.n.] K000762544 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000762533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000762493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000762494 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000762534 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000762495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Griffith [2123] Afghanistan K000762322 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Osten-Sacken, F., P. von der [s.n.] Kyrgyzstan K000762369 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000762531 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Jacqmont, V. [1677] India K000762556 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Jacquemont [1650] India K000762509 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Rechinger, K.H. [37274] Afghanistan K000762321 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Jacqmont, V. [1679] India K000762545 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Clarke, C.B. [29122] India K000762471 Syntype Yes
May 1, 1968 s.coll. [914] India K000762500 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Edgeworth, M.P. [274] K000762477 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Clarke, C.B. [29085] India K000762472 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Lepcha, R. [363] India K000762540 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Conway, W.M. [61] India K000762552 Type Yes
Jul 20, 1933 Sørensen, T. [1144] Greenland K000762611 Unknown Type Material Yes
Albury, S.D.; Cheese; Watson [AC&W1844] Türkiye K004505427 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [4398] United States K000762560 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K000762399 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Stewart, F.O.] [173] Pakistan K000762504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1012] India K001110605 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004732787 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal K000762499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1013] India K001110607 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nyárády, E.I.; Pop., E. [799] Romania K000762199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K000762478 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Stoiky] [s.n.] Poland K000762206 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000762247 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004732781 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000762555 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kingdom-Ward, F. [6011] India K000762432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Albury; Cheese; Watson, J.M. [AC&W3421] Türkiye K004505426 Yes
Blocki, B. [s.n.] Poland K000762205 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [1012] India K000762433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 1015] India K001110613 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Hafner] [s.n.] K004732782 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1017] India K001110616 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004732751 Yes
Koch, G.F.; Schultz, C. [s.n.] Germany K004732742 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1022] Nepal K001110625 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Schluhen] [s.n.] K004732786 Yes
Royle [s.n.] India K000762438 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vasak, V. [s.n.] Ukraine K004732785 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1671] K000762476 Unknown Type Material Yes
Falconer, H. [377] India K000762439 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maroof Shah [109] Pakistan K001572013 No
Lehmann [s.n.] K000424963 Unknown Type Material Yes
Albury; Cheese; Watson, J.M. [AC&W1716] Türkiye K004505431 Yes
Reverchon, E. [655] Spain K004732771 Yes
[Johgrabmags] [s.n.] Germany K004732754 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1017] Nepal K001110617 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Kazakhstan K000762347 Type Yes
Clarke, C.B. [1635] Portugal K004505487 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9379] France K004732755 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1018] Nepal K001110618 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P. K:SPC-11654.000 No
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1012] India K001110604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1019] Nepal K001110620 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holuby [6785] K004732753 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K004732741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004732760 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1010] India K001110601 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jordan [s.n.] France K004732761 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [10277] Mexico K000424964 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000762543 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 1015] India K001110612 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Stewart, F.O.] [173] Pakistan K000762503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Russia K000781257 Type Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Russia K000781258 Type Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [17] India K000762541 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000762508 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guyot, H. [797] Romania K000762316 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [561] Portugal K004505486 Yes
Gratz [s.n.] K004732780 Yes
[G. Thomas] [s.n.] Switzerland K004732769 Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 1014] India K001110609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4870] Spain K004732772 Yes
Blind [s.n.] France K004732758 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000762506 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1013] India K001110606 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132342 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, T. [178] India K000762532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K004732783 Yes
Jaquemont, V. [1647] India K000762436 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004732752 Yes
Mandon, G. [102] Portugal K004505488 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1009] India K001110597 Unknown Type Material Yes
Halliwell United States K:SPC-41112.000 No
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal K000762481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheese; Albury; Watson [2183] Türkiye K004505430 Yes
Beechey [s.n.] K000762351 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Dr. Moeluney] [s.n.] Switzerland K004732770 Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Uzbekistan K000772461 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004732764 Yes
Stübing, G. [s.n.] Spain K004732776 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000762210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oakes [167] United States K000762572 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000762312 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004732767 Yes
Lehman [s.n.] K000762350 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1022] Nepal K001110626 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000762311 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trelease, Wm. [296] Portugal K000312941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oakes, W. [s.n.] United States K000762570 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moris, G.G. [s.n.] Italy K000762248 Unknown Type Material Yes
Godman, F., D. [s.n.] Portugal K000076893 Yes
Blocki, B. [s.n.] Poland K000762209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] Spain K004732777 Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Iran K000772462 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000762222 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Mongolia K000781255 Type Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Mongolia K000762366 Type Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K004732775 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1787] K:SPC-11655.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] China K000762400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, E. [s.n.] K004732749 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000762208 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1010] India K001110603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Albury; Cheese; Watson [2010] Türkiye K004505429 Yes
[M. Votton] [s.n.] K004732759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004732768 Yes
Cribb, P.J. [T73] Türkiye K004505432 Yes
Gerard, P. [Cat. no. 1023] India K001110627 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1026] Nepal K001110630 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lapeyrouse, P.P. [s.n.] France K000762246 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004732744 Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Mongolia K000762367 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1010] Nepal K001110599 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deyl, M.; Soják, J. [s.n.] Mongolia K000762370 Isotype Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Mongolia K000762365 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K004732743 Yes
Grenier [s.n.] France K004732765 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] K000762562 Type Yes
Ziz (Mr) [s.n.] K004732746 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nepal K000762480 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [52] India K000762547 Unknown Type Material Yes
Albury, S.D.; Cheese; Watson [AC&W1043] Türkiye K004505425 Yes
Godman, F.D. [s.n.] Portugal K004505482 Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Kazakhstan K000762409 Type Yes
Forbes (Prof) [s.n.] K004732774 Yes
Henderson [s.n.] India K000762548 Unknown Type Material Yes
Popov, M. [s.n.] Russia K000762371 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K004732773 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1013] Nepal K001110608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9055] France K004732756 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1010] India K001110600 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9133] France K004732757 Yes
Schultes [s.n.] K004732748 Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 1015] India K001110611 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K004505485 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K000762435 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blocki, B. [s.n.] Poland K000762277 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] India K000762434 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 1019] China K001110619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1015] Nepal K001110614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Mongolia K000762372 Isotype Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 1025] India K001110629 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rix, E.M. [213] Türkiye K004505423 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [1636] Portugal K004505484 Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 1015] India K001110610 Unknown Type Material Yes
Neal [s.n.] United States K000762571 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004732747 Yes
Fiori, Adr., Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R. [s.n.] Italy K004732779 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [361] Portugal K004505481 Yes
s.coll. [5677] Indonesia K000762608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Veselsky [s.n.] Austria K004732784 Yes
Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States K000762573 Unknown Type Material Yes
Huter; Porta [s.n.] Italy K004732778 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1011] Nepal K001110602 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [27] India K000762542 Unknown Type Material Yes
[J. Anores] [s.n.] Portugal K004505483 Yes
s.coll. [570] Iran K000762300 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000762221 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Iran K000772456 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000762245 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Iran K000772457 Type Yes
Dehne (Dr) [s.n.] K004732745 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K004732750 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000762554 Type Yes
Borel, J.M. [s.n.] France K004732763 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] France K004732762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000762204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lehmann (Dr) [s.n.] K004732788 Yes
Royle [s.n.] India K000762546 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1009] India K001110596 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jaquemont, V. [1649] India K000762437 Type Yes
Watson, J.M. [358] Türkiye K004505424 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K004505480 Yes
Blocki, B. [s.n.] Poland K000762278 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zollinger, H. [3187] Indonesia K000762609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1009] Nepal K001110598 Unknown Type Material Yes
Borel, J.M. [s.n.] France K004732766 Yes
Soják, J. [s.n.] Mongolia K000772455 Isotype Yes
Bolander, H.N. [4966, 6023] United States Horkelia K000730030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purpus, C.A. [6381] United States Ivesia K000730012 Type Yes
Bolander, H.N. [2809] United States Stellariopsis K000730080 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolander, H.N. [6007] United States Stellariopsis K000730079 Type Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 407] United Kingdom Duchesnea K000914192 Yes
Coode, M. [4710] Mauritius Duchesnea K:SPC-34311.000 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 87] United Kingdom Duchesnea K000914191 Yes

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