Tormentil
Potentilla erecta


Family Details and Description of Plant
Family Rose Family     Rosaceae
Habit of Plant Perennial herb up to 10 cm tall. Leaves are without stalks are shiny deep green and are deeply toothed.
Flowers Unlike the leaves these are on long stalks of up to 4 cm. Flowers are a yellow colour.
Occurance Very common throughout the British Isles.
Location Avoids chalk, likes grasslands, heaths and moors.
Seasons Flowers May - September.


Tormentil

Tormentil


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last updated Sunday, June 13, 1999