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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Potentilla norvegica is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
It is hardy to zone (UK) 3. It is in flower from June to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
P. monspeliensis.
Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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The root is astringent. A decoction of the root has been gargled, or the root has been chewed, in the treatment of sore throats[257]. A cold infusion of the whole plant has been used to relieve pain[257]. The plant has been burnt and the fumes used to treat sexual infections[257]. All the above uses are recorded for the sub-species P. norvegica monspeliensis. (L.)Aschers.&Graebn.[257].
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Other Uses
Cultivation details
Easily grown in a well-drained loam, preferring a position in full sun but tolerating shade[1]. Prefers an alkaline soil but tolerates a slightly acid soil[200]. An annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plant[17]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].
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Propagation
Seed - sow early spring or autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.
Other Names
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Found In
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Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Potentilla anserina | Silverweed | 3 | 3 |
| Potentilla bicolor | | 1 | 0 |
| Potentilla chinensis | Chinese Cinquefoil | 1 | 1 |
| Potentilla cryptotaeniae | | 0 | 1 |
| Potentilla discolor | | 2 | 1 |
| Potentilla egedei | Pacific Silverweed | 2 | 1 |
| Potentilla erecta | Tormentil, Erect cinquefoil | 1 | 3 |
| Potentilla fragarioides | | 1 | 1 |
| Potentilla fruticosa | Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla | 1 | 1 |
| Potentilla glandulosa | Gland Cinquefoil, Sticky cinquefoil, Arizona cinquefoil, Ashland cinquefoil, Ewan's cinquefoil, Hans | 1 | 1 |
| Potentilla hippiana | Woolly Cinquefoil | 0 | 1 |
| Potentilla kleiniana | | 1 | 1 |
| Potentilla multifida | | 2 | 0 |
| Potentilla nepalensis | Nepal Cinquefoil, Cinquefoil | 2 | 1 |
| Potentilla palustris | Marsh Cinquefoil | 1 | 1 |
| Potentilla recta | Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil, Erect cinquefoil | 2 | 1 |
| Potentilla reptans | Cinquefoil, Creeping cinquefoil | 1 | 2 |
| Potentilla rupestris | Rock Cinquefoil | 1 | 0 |
| Potentilla simplex | Old Field Cinquefoil, Common cinquefoil | 0 | 1 |
| Potentilla supina | | 1 | 1 |
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