Potentilla alpestris

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Potentilla alpestris, Hall. f. Caudex densely clothed with stipules; runners almost wanting: sts. slender, arcuate- ascending, rarely strict, few-lvd., 2-8 in. long, somewhat exceeding the basal lvs., laxly dichotomous-ramose at top, pilose above, rarely glandular: basal lvs. short- petioled, appendages 5-foliolate, rarely 3- or 7-foliolate; lfts. mostly sessile, obovate, crenate-dentate or deeply incised-serrate with 2-5 pairs of obtuse teeth, strigose or glabrous above, pilose or villous on the veins beneath, green both sides: fls. long-pedicelled, 1/2 - 1 in. broad; petals broadly obovate, emarginate, more or less exceeding the sepals, golden yellow, rarely paler, often with an orange spot at the base; carpels glabrous, rugulose or smoothish; style subterminal, clavate. June - Sept. Arctic and Alpine Amer., Eu., and Asia. A close relative of P. verna but not forming such extended mate. Extremely variable. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.