Biology:Potentilla sterneri
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Potentilla sterneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Potentilla |
| Species: | P. sterneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Potentilla sterneri T. Gregor & Karlsson
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Potentilla sterneri is a plant of the genus Potentilla which is endemic to south Sweden.[1]
The species name sterneri is in reference to Rikard Sterner P. sterneri is a polycarpic, herbaceous plant.[1]
The numerous flowers are in raceme at the top of the stalk. They are pale yellow, fivefold, with up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long petals.[1]
Habitat and distribution
Potentilla sterneri has a preference for dry, calcareous soils in full sunlight, especially on calcareous grassland, on roadside and along fields.[1]
It is endemic to Sweden, and is mainly found on the islands Gotland and Öland and in the provinces Småland and Blekinge in southern Sweden.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thomas Gregor; Thomas Karlsson (26 October 2007). "Potentilla sterneri (Rosaceae), a "new" species from Sweden" (PDF). Ann. Bot. Fennici 44: 3779-388. http://www.sekj.org/PDF/anbf44/anbf44-379.pdf. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q162280 entry
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