Potentilla tridentula Velen.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inRosaceae, Uncategorized

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla tridentula Velen.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998).

Note: In the Osogovo region, the incision of leaflets seems to be a variable characteristic; even in one plant, any degree from typical incision – tridentate apex with 1 or 2 lateral teeth to leaflets incised for 2/3 of the length or almost entirely incised leaflets can occur.

Lifeform:  Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula – Northwest Balkan to Greece according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew); North Macedonia and Greece according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (sorce: Kurtto, 2009+).

Habitat: Open and dry habitats – hill pastures in the southern foot of the mountain, on calcareous soil. Recorded in the hilly region near village of Beli.

Flowering period:  Spring: APR, MAY.

Potentilla tridentula – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flower. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flower. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flower. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flower. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flower. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – side view of flower with calyx and epicalyx and pedicel. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – side view of flower with calyx and epicalyx and pedicel. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – side view of flower with calyx and epicalyx and pedicel. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flower buds. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – fruiting calyx. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – fruiting calyx. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and upper cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and upper cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and upper cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and upper cauline leaves and stipules. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stems with leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – basal leaves and stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – basal leaves and stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem, cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem, cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and segments of cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem and abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – stem. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – lower part of stem. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – lower part of stem and petioles of lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – lower part of stem and petioles of lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – lower part of stem. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – basal leaves – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – abaxial side of basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – petioles of basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images

Potentilla tridentula – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – vegetative shoot with basal leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flowers. Scale in cm/mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – flowers buds (left) and fruits (right). Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – leaves. Scale in cm/ mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – leaf. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla tridentula – leaf. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. 1998. Potentilla L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 934–974.

Potentilla tridentula. Kurtto, A. 2009+: Rosaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/ https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/cbe698db-3371-4336-a18e-d9d056242ff1 [Accessed 08.03.2025].

Potentilla trudentula Velen. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729157-1 [Accessed 03.08.2025].