Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball, Pawlowski and Walters in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).
Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Iran and Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Woods, edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests, from c. 450 to 1600 m altitude.
Flowering period: Late winter – spring: FEB, MAR, APR.
Potentillamicrantha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Potentillamicrantha– flowers and leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha– flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha– flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha– petiole and calyx of flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha– petiole and calyx of flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit in habitat. Oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit. Oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit of flowering plant. Oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit of flowering plant. Oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit of flowering plant. Oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit of flowering plant. Oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Potentillamicrantha – habit of flowering plant. Oak forest in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 10.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Potentilla L. Ball, P.W., Pawlowski, B. and Walters, S.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 36 – 47.
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, pp. 934 – 974.
