Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla reptans L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, North and Northeast Africa, Yemen, Europe to Central China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Moist places- grasslands, alongside stream and rivers.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.
Potentilla reptans -habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – habit. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – habit. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – flower. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – flower. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – flower. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – flower. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – calyx, epicalyx and pedicel. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – calyx, epicalyx and pedicel. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – spent flower. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – leaves. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – leaves. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – procumbents stem. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – procumbents stem. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – procumbent stem with rooting node, leaves and stipules. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – procumbent stem with rooting node and stipules. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentilla reptans – stem, leaves and stipules. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 01.08.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Potentilla L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 934 – 974.
