Potentilla gerardiana

Potentilla gerardiana Lindl. ex Lehm., Nov. Strip. Pug. 3: 23. 1831 (syn: Potentilla fragarioides Hook.f. (non L.));


 
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On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 2500m): August 2010; https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c85f6c062975ffa1?hl=en


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Potentilla gerardiana Lindl. ex Lehm., Nov. Strip. Pug. 3: 23. 1831.
synPotentilla fragarioides sensu Hook. f.
Prostrate or ascending perennial herb with woody rootstock; basal leaves 3-5, pinnate with 5-7 leaflets, lower stem leaves with 5 leaflets, upper with 3 leaflets, obovate to oblong, serrate-dentate, 2-2.5 cm long, upper surface sparsely pilose, lower densely pilose; stipules entire or upper bifid; flowers in loose cymes, 10-13 mm across, petals obovate or obcordate; carpels many, style subterminal.
Photographed from Caubatia garden, Ranikhet and from Chakauri




References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 (Unresolved) Flora of Pakistan  JSTOR (Specimen) India Biodiversity Portal  
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