Potentilla clusiana

Potentilla clusiana
In bloom, August
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. clusiana
Binomial name
Potentilla clusiana
Synonyms
  • Fragariastrum clusianum (Jacq.) Schur
  • Potentilla caulescens Jacq.
  • Potentilla caulescens Scop.
  • Potentilla clusiana subsp. triphylla Tratt.
  • Trichothalamus clusianus (Jacq.) Spreng.

Potentilla clusiana, the eastern cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to the Eastern Alps and the Dinarides, and it has been introduced to the former Czechoslovakia. Along with Draba stellata it is a co-dominant species of alpine rock-faces.

  • Close up of a flower with a hint of pink in the throat
  • Near Ötscher mountain
  • At 2,360 m (7,740 ft) on the slopes of Bleikogel
  • In Slovenia
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