Pan India Bouquets

Potentilla anserina L.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Argentina anserina var. concolor (Wallr.) Rydb.; Argentina anserina subsp. sericea (Hayne) Piper; Argentina argentea Rydb.; Argentina babcockiana Rydb.; Argentina vulgaris Hill; Argentina vulgaris Lam.; Dactylophyllum anserina (L.) Spenn.; Dasiphora anserina (L.) Raf.; Fragaria anserina (L.) Crantz; Potentilla anserina var. argentea Jeps.; Potentilla anserina var. lanata (B.Boivin) B.Boivin; Potentilla anserina var. sericea Hayne; Potentilla anserina f. sericea (Hayne) Fernald; Potentilla anserina var. viridis W.D.J.Koch; Potentilla anserina var. vulgaris Hayne; Potentilla argentina Huds.; Tormentilla anserina (L.) Stokes
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb.
Common name : Silverweed Cinquefoil, Common Silverweed, Silverweed, Argentine, Crampweed, Goosewort, Moon grass
Vernacular name : Masino Jhaar, Kroma (Nepali)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : On open grassy clearings and open meadows, gravelly roadsides, sandy slopes or river banks; 2250 - 4800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Common on irrigated ground in tibetan boarderlands
Key identification features : Distinguished by its solitary yellow flowers borne on slender stalks from the axils of pinnate leaves with many pairs of alternating leaflets.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh : Lahaul & Spiti district
Native : Asia, Europe, N America, South America and Australasia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to North Mexico
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 119; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 571; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 125; Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 242
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Potentilla anserina. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.

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Potentilla anserina L.

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