| 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 |