Pan India Bouquets

Potentilla argyrophylla Wall. ex Lehm.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Potentilla argyrophylla var. leucochroa Hook. f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Potentilla argyrophylla Wall. ex Lehm.
Common name : Silver-Leaved Cinquefoil, Himalayan Cinquefoil
Vernacular name : Aate (Nepali)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Alpine slopes, thickets, sandy river banks, ditch sides; 3700 - 4000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : A paste or juice of the root is applied to treat toothache.
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 120; 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: 569
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 argyrophylla. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.