Potentilla recta

Potentilla recta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Potentilleae
Subtribus: Potentillinae
Genus: Potentilla
Species: Potentilla recta
Subspecies: P. r. subsp. crassa – P. r. subsp. laciniosa – P. r. subsp. leucotricha – P. r. subsp. levieri – P. r. subsp. obscura – P. r. subsp. pilosa – P. r. subsp. recta

Name

Potentilla recta L., Sp. Pl.: 497 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Fragaria recta (L.) Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 2: 22 (1763).
  • Hypargyrium rectum (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 16: 372 (1868), not validly publ.
  • Pentaphyllum rectum (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 62 (1915).
  • Potentilla hirta var. recta (L.) Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 579 (1825).
  • Potentilla hirta proles recta (L.) Rouy & E.G.Camus in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 6: 182 (1900)
  • Potentilla hirta subsp. recta (L.) Briq., Prodr. Fl. Corse 2(1): 186 (1913).
  • Tormentilla recta (L.) Wahlenb., Fl. Suecica 1: 327 (1824).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Eastern Europe Belarus, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine. Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland (Doubtful). Northern Europe Denmark (Doubtful), Great Britain (Doubtful). Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. China Xinjiang. Middle Asia Kazakhstan. Siberia Altay. Western Asia Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 497. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Potentilla recta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Potentilla recta. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Potentilla recta. Accessed: 12 Apr 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Potentilla recta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: sulphur cinquefoil, rough-fruited cinquefoil
• suomi: Pystyhanhikki
• français: Potentille droite
• Nederlands: rechte ganzerik
• русский: Лапчатка прямая

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