Potentilla aurea

Potentilla aurea, the golden cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.^[2] It is native to the mountains of mainland Europe, and has been introduced to Turkey.^[1][3] A number of cultivars are available, including 'Aurantiaca', 'Goldklumpen', and 'Plena'.^[4][5][6]

Potentilla aurea
Close-up of flower
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. aurea
Binomial name
Potentilla aurea L.
Synonyms[1]
List Dynamidium aureum (L.) Fourr. Dynamidium erodorum (Jord.) Fourr. Fragaria aurea (L.) Crantz Potentilla ambigua Gaudin Potentilla chrysocraspeda Lehm. Potentilla erodora Jord. ex Verl. Potentilla heerii Brügger Potentilla pseudofrigida Schur Potentilla ternata K.Koch Potentilla transsilvanica Schur