Potentilla detommasii Ten. (syn. Potentilla suskalovicii Adamović)

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Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Potentilla// Species: Potentilla detommasii Ten.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) as Potentilla suskalovicii Adamović. In The Euro+Med Plantbase, this taxon is considered a synonym of  P. detommasii Ten.

Potentilla suskalovicii differs from the typical form of P. detommasii by the wooly indumentum on both sides of the leaves.

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

Distribution: Potentilla detommasii is native to Italy, Southeast Europe to Türkiye according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Kurtto, 2009+).

Habitat: Open and dry habitats – hill pastures.

Recorded in the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari.

Flowering period:  Spring (MAY).

Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– calyx and epicalyx of flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– calyx and epicalyx of flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– calyx and epicalyx of flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– calyx and epicalyx of flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– calyx and epicalyx of flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– calyx and epicalyx of flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– uppermost leaf and branches of inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– uppermost leaf and branches of inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– uppermost leaf and branches of inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– uppermost leaf and branches of inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– uppermost leaf and branches of inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stems and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stems and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stems and leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem and leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem and leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem and leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem and lower cauline leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem and lower cauline leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of leaf cauline leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of leaf cauline leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of leaf cauline leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of leaf cauline leaf and petiole with stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of leaf cauline leaf and petiole with stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– abaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– abaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– abaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem, leaf petiole and stipule. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stems. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– basal and lower cauline leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– basal and lower cauline leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– basal and lower cauline leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– basal and lower cauline leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– basal leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– basal leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of basal leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– adaxial and abaxial side of basal leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images. Specimens from hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026.

Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– stem with cauline leaves (left and center) and basal leaf (right). Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Potentilla detommasii (syn. P. suskalovicii)– flower. Scale in mm. 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 detommasii. 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/615efce5-6ffa-413f-a2df-7c4b6a77e4d9 [Accessed 22.05.2026].

Potentilla detommasii Ten. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:727978-1 [Accessed 03.08.2025].