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Potentilla alchemilloides

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Potentilla alchemilloides
Alchemilla-leaved cinquefoil
(Potentilla alchemilloides)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. alchemilloides
Binomial name
Potentilla alchemilloides

Potentilla alchemilloides, the alchemilla-leaved cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil (genus Potentilla) native to the Pyrenees.[1]

It is an upright herbaceous perennial plant reaching 30 cm tall, with palmate leaves with 5-7 leaflets. The flowers are white, with five petals.

Potentilla alchemilloides flowers

References

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  1. ^ Töpel, Mats; Lundberg, Magnus; Eriksson, Torsten; Eriksen, Bente (2011-05-16). "Molecular data and ploidal levels indicate several putative allopolyploidization events in the genus Potentilla (Rosaceae)". PLOS Currents. 3: RRN1237. doi:10.1371/currents.RRN1237. ISSN 2157-3999. PMC 3097082. PMID 21603100.
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