Potentilla kleiniana

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

An annual herb. The leaves near the roots have stalks. The leaves on the stem have five leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaflets do not have stalks. They are 0.7-3 cm long by 0.8-1.7 cm wide. They are oblong and with teeth. They are hairy on the veins underneath. The flowers are yellow. They occur in flat topped heads at the ends of branches.

There are about 500 Potentilla species.

Where it is found

In Nepal they grow between 800-2500 m altitude. They occur scattered in moist, open places. In China it grows between 400-3000 m altitude in S China. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, Britain, China, Europe, Greece, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Türkiye, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are edible. The leaves are eaten raw or boiled.

Edible parts

Leaves, fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed or root offshoots.

Its other names

Local names

Boson sau, Kauwa kaphal, She han wei ling cai

Synonyms

Potentilla anemonefolia Lehm.; Potentilla bodinieri Levl.; Potentilla wallichiana Delile ex Lehmann, not Seringe;