Potentilla nivea




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Potentilla nivea L.
Synonyms Potentilla macrantha Ledebour; Potentilla matsuokana Makino; Potentilla nivea L. var. camtschatica Chamisso & Schlechtendal; Potentilla nivea L. var. macrantha Ledebour; Potentilla nivea L. var. vulgaris Chamisso & Schlechtendal
Common name (Japanese common name) urajiro-kin-bai [white backside lieves golden applicot]
(English common name) snow cinquefoil
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Canada, USA
Chromosomal number 2n=14 (2x), 28 (4x), 42 (6x), 49 (7x), 56 (8x), 63 (9x), 70 (10x)
Description Plants 10-20cm tall. Leaves 3 leaflets each 15-40mm long, 10-30mm wide. Flowers yellow 20mm, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Potentilla nivea L.
Potentilla nivea L.
Potentilla nivea Linnaeus
Potentilla nivea L.
Potentilla matsuokana Makino
Compositions and methods for modulating pigment production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105)



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden