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Genus: Potentilla
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About 500 species worldwide,
mainly temperate to Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere. Eleven species
have been cultivated in southern Africa, mainly from the north temperate
regions.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Potentilla argentea
Native to north temperate regions. |
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Potentilla atrosanguinea
Native to the Himalayas. |
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Potentilla erecta (Tormentil)
Native to Eurasia. |
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Potentilla fissa
Native to western USA. |
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Potentilla fruticosa
Native to north temperate regions. |
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Potentilla intermedia
Native to European Russia. |
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Potentilla palustris
Native to north temperate regions. |
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Potentilla recta
Native to Eurasia and North Africa. |
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Potentilla supina
Native to the Himalayas. |
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Potentilla viscosa
Native to central Asia. |
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Potentilla tonguei |
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