Potentilla reptans, Creeping Cinquefoil,
Five finger grass, חמשן זוחל
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| | Scientific name: |
| Potentilla reptans L. |
| Common name: |
| Creeping Cinquefoil, Five finger grass |
| Hebrew name: |
| חמשן זוחל |
| Family: |
| Rosaceae, ורדיים |
Date Picture Taken: November 18, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, compound, pinnate, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Humid habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: |
| Med - Euro-Siberian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: July 23, 2006
Derivation of the botanical name:
Potentilla, Latin potens, powerful; in reference to the medicinal properties of some species.
reptans, creeping.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Date Picture Taken: july 20, 2008
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