Sibbaldia micropetala

Sibbaldia micropetala (D. Don) Hand.-Mazz., Vegetationsbilder 22(8): 6 6 1932. (Syn: Potentilla albifolia Wall. ex Hook. f.; Potentilla mairei H. Lév.; Potentilla micropetala D. Don);

 
Sibbaldia micropetala (D. Don) Hand.-Mazz., Vegetationsbilder, 22(8): 6 6 1932 Syn: Potentilla albifolia Wall. ex Hook. f.; Potentilla micropetala D. Don
Perennial herb with slender stems; leaves pinnate compound with 5-7 leaflets, leaflets ovate, deeply toothed, lateral leaflets gradually decreasing in size towards base of leaf, upper surface pubescent, green, lower white tomentose; flowers yellow 5-6 mm across, on slender axillary stalks; petals oblong shorter than calyx; stamens 5; achenes glabrous.
Photographed from Apharwat mountain slopes in Kashmir on 25 July, 2011
 
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Sibbaldia micropetala (D. Don) Hand.-Mazz., Vegetationsbilder, 22(8): 6 6 1932 Syn: Potentilla albifolia Wall. ex Hook. f.; Potentilla micropetala D. Don
Perennial herb with slender stems; leaves pinnate compound with 5-7 leaflets, leaflets ovate, deeply toothed, lateral leaflets gradually decreasing in size towards base of leaf, upper surface pubescent, green, lower white tomentose; flowers yellow 5-6 mm across, on slender axillary stalks; petals oblong shorter than calyx; stamens 5; achenes glabrous.
Photographed from Apharwat mountain slopes in Kashmir on 25 July, 2011
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Sibbaldia micropetala ABJUL2017/17 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
This plant was also new to me and I started seeing it just above Triund and kept on seeing it till about 3200m. I think this is Sibbaldia micropetala. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Sibbaldia micropetala
Triund and above, Dharamshala, HP
2800m and above
03-04 July, 2017
 


 
 
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