Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman (syn. Potentilla ternata Koch)

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla aurea L.// Subspecies: Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) as Potentilla ternata Koch, Linnaea 19: 45 (1847). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+) is Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda (Lehm.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 225. 1878.

Lifeform:  Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Southeast Europe – the Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (sorce: Kurtto, 2009+).

Habitat: Open habitats- grasslands, pastures and skiing terrains in the subalpine belt, at c. 1500 m altitude upwards.

Flowering period:  Summer – fall: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT.

References:

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Potentilla aurea subsp. chrysocraspeda. Source: Kurtto, A. (2009+): Rosaceae (pro parte majore). In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f1b44494-5a14-4f3c-bcac-ee21be737f5a [Accessed 30.10.2022].