Status:
valid
Authors:
(Munz & I.M.Johnst.) L.C.Wheeler
Source:
rjp
Year:
1938
Citation Micro:
Rhodora 40: 136 (1938)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001002774
Common Names
- Potentilla jaegeri
- Jaegeri Potentilla
- Potentilla Jaegeri
Description
Potentilla jaegeri (also called 'Jaeger's Cinquefoil', among many other common names) is a perennial herb with a height of up to 30cm. It is native to Central Europe and grows in open woods and meadows. Its flowers are yellow and fragrant, with five petals and a yellow center.
Uses & Benefits
Potentilla jaegeri is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat a variety of ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Potentilla jaegeri is a small, yellow flower with five petals. The seed is a small, dark brown, oval-shaped seed with a smooth surface. The seedlings are small, with thin, light green leaves.
Where to Find Potentilla jaegeri
Potentilla jaegeri is native to Central Asia and is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Species in the Potentilla genus
Potentilla semiargentea,
Potentilla alpicola,
Potentilla praecox,
Potentilla johanniniana,
Potentilla pindicola,
Potentilla taurica,
Potentilla hispanica,
Potentilla silesiaca,
Potentilla conferta,
Potentilla rigoana,
Potentilla rhenana,
Potentilla argenteaeformis,
Potentilla siemersiana,
Potentilla pseudosimulatrix,
Potentilla recta,
Potentilla macrosepala,
Potentilla leuconota,
Potentilla argyrophylla,
Potentilla bruceae,
Potentilla arbuscula,
Potentilla grandiflora,
Potentilla virgata,
Potentilla incana,
Potentilla tommasiniana,
Potentilla bornmuelleri,
Potentilla sommerfeltii,
Potentilla glaucescens,
Potentilla potaninii,
Potentilla indica,
Potentilla taronensis,
Potentilla multiceps,
Potentilla plumosa,
Potentilla pendula,
Potentilla angustiloba,
Potentilla granulosa,
Potentilla crenulata,
Potentilla xizangensis,
Potentilla subdigitata,
Potentilla limprichtii,
Potentilla discolor,
Potentilla sischanensis,
Potentilla tanacetifolia,
Potentilla parvifolia,
Potentilla moorcroftii,
Potentilla imbricata,
Potentilla eriocarpa,
Potentilla inquinans,
Potentilla cardotiana,
Potentilla hypoleuca,
Potentilla multicaulis,
Species in the Rosaceae family
Acaena macrocephala,
Acaena antarctica,
Acaena argentea,
Acaena boliviana,
Acaena buchananii,
Acaena echinata,
Acaena agnipila,
Acaena cylindristachya,
Acaena confertissima,
Acaena eupatoria,
Acaena integerrima,
Acaena leptacantha,
Acaena ovina,
Acaena magellanica,
Acaena masafuerana,
Acaena patagonica,
Acaena tenera,
Acaena platyacantha,
Acaena pumila,
Acaena splendens,
Acaena stricta,
Acaena stangii,
Acaena trifida,
Acaena pallida,
Acaena caespitosa,
Acaena saccaticupula,
Acaena subincisa,
Acaena hirsutula,
Acaena fissistipula,
Acaena glabra,
Acaena tesca,
Acaena juvenca,
Acaena emittens,
Acaena dumicola,
Acaena profundeincisa,
Acaena minor,
Acaena alpina,
Acaena montana,
Acaena myriophylla,
Acaena poeppigiana,
Acaena anserovina,
Acaena sericea,
Acaena latebrosa,
Acaena sarmentosa,
Acaena elongata,
Acaena exigua,
Acaena rorida,
Acaena novae-zelandiae,
Acaena pinnatifida,
Acaena inermis,