Tormentil
Potentilla erecta

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30 cm tall and spreads 20 cm wide.

There are about 500 Potentilla species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in grassland, heath and mountain tops. It grows in light acid soil. It is hardy to hardiness zone 5.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Balkans, Belarus, Bosnia, Britain, Central Asia, Estonia, Eurasia, Europe, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norway, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine

How it is used for food

The roots are dried and used for tea. The roots are boiled to remove the tannin as a gum and the roots are then eaten. It is also added to Russian vodka. The young shoots are used in salads.

Edible parts

Root, rhizomes, flavouring, shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cervienkovi koren, Srčna moč, Tedre madar, Tedremaran, Tepperot, Trava od srdobolje

Synonyms

Potentilla tormentilla Neck.; Tormentilla erecta L.;