Pan India Bouquets

Potentilla biflora D.F.K.Schltdl.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Fragariastrum biflorum (D.F.K.Schltdl.) Kechaykin & Shmakov; Potentilla bifolia Walp.; Potentilla inglisii Royle
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Potentilla biflora D.F.K.Schltdl.
Common name : Two-Flower Cinquefoil
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Alpine meadows, rocky crevices, among gravel, rock crevices near snow line; 2300 - 5000 m. altitude
Key identification features : A densely cushion forming and low growing caespitose high alpine herb
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Alaska, Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, India, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, Nepal, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, West Himalaya, Yukon
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Asia-Tropical, Northern America and Asia-Temperate
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
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 biflora. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.