Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
purpurascens
ID:
990249

Status:
valid

Authors:
(S.Watson) Greene

Source:
rjp

Year:
1887

Citation Micro:
Pittonia 1: 105 (1887)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000989587


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Uses & Benefits

Potentilla purpurascens is used as an ornamental plant and is also used as a medicinal plant to treat various skin conditions.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flowers of Potentilla purpurascens are yellow and have five petals. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are small and have a reddish-brown stem.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Potentilla purpurascens is a deciduous shrub that can be propagated from seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in the spring and kept moist until germination. Cuttings should be taken in the summer and rooted in a moist, well-drained medium. Plants should be grown in full sun and in well-drained soil.

Where to Find Potentilla purpurascens

Potentilla purpurascens can be found in the mountains of Central and Eastern Europe, including parts of Russia, Ukraine, and Romania.

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,

References

Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Greene' in the authors string.
Sereno Watson (1826-1892): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'S.Watson' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209476-2: Based on the initial data import