Potentilla sect. Rectae

(Th. Wolf) Juzepczuk in V. L. Komarov et al.

in V. L. Komarov et al., Fl. URSS 10: 160. 1941.

Introduced
Basionym: Rectae Th. Wolf in P. F. A. Ascherson et al., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 671, 750. 1904
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 141. Mentioned on page 124.

Perennials, 1-stemmed to ± tufted, not stoloniferous; taproots not fleshy-thickened, often giving rise to ± thickened lateral roots; vestiture of well-differentiated long and short hairs, glands common to abundant, not red. Stems erect, not flagelliform, not rooting at nodes, from centers of ephemeral basal rosettes, 1.5–7 dm, lengths (2–) 3–5 times basal or proximal cauline leaves. Leaves: basal not in ranks; cauline (3–) 5–9; primary leaves palmate, proximal ones 5–18 cm; petiole: long hairs spreading, stiff, glands common to abundant; leaflets 5–7, at tip of leaf axis, separate, oblanceolate, margins flat or ± revolute, ± whole length ± evenly incised 1/3–1/2 to midvein, teeth 7–17 per side, surfaces ± similar, green, not glaucous, long hairs stiff, cottony and/or crisped hairs absent. Inflorescences (3–) 7–60+-flowered, cymose, ± open. Pedicels straight in fruit, 0.5–2 (–3) cm, proximal often much longer than distal. Flowers 5-merous; hypanthium 5–9 mm diam.; petals pale [to bright] yellow, obcordate, (4–) 7–10 (–13) mm, equal to or longer than sepals, apex retuse, rarely rounded; stamens 25–30; styles subapical, columnar-tapered, not or slightly papillate-swollen in proximal 1/3, 0.8–1.3 mm. Achenes strongly rugose.

Distribution

Introduced; Eurasia, n Africa, also in South America, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia

Discussion

Species 8–14 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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rounded;retuse +
Barbara Ertter +  and James L. Reveal +
(Th. Wolf) Juzepczuk in V. L. Komarov et al. +
compound +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
Rectae +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
less cordate or reniform +  and narrowly elliptic +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
reduced +
free +  and distinct +
hairy +  and glabrous +
Eurasia +, n Africa +, also in South America +, Pacific Islands (New Zealand) +  and Australia +
not +  and aggregated +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
not +  and aggregated +
deciduous +
on style scar +, hairy +  and glabrous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br />) +
common;abundant +
stoloniferous +  and short-rhizomatous +
straight +
crisped +
well-differentiated +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
0.5mm;2.5mm +
turbinate +, patelliform +  and cupulate +
open +, cymose +  and (3-)7-60+-flowered +
crassinucellate +
bipinnate +, odd-pinnate +, subpalmate +, palmate +  and ternate +
opposite +  and alternate +
marcescent +
well-developed +
persistent +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
oblanceolate +
linear +  and oblanceolate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
1/3 (?) +  and 1/2 (?) +
incised +, revolute +  and flat +
inferior +  and superior +
clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
pale yellow +
free +  and distinct +
obcordate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
in V. L. Komarov et al., Fl. URSS +
not arillate +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
erect +  and spreading +
lanceolate +  and broadly ovate or deltate +
Introduced +
free +  and distinct +
not rooting +
reddish +  and green +
1 +  and many +
not flagelliform +
palmate +  and pinnate +
linear;ovate +
deciduous +
distinct +
subapical +
papillate-swollen +  and columnar-tapered +
rough-thickened +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
not glaucous +
not fleshy-thickened +
Potentilla sect. Rectae +
Potentilla +
section +
7 (?) +  and 17 (?) +
inconspicuous +
enlarged +
not stoloniferous +  and 1-stemmed +
biennial +, annual +  and perennial +
herb +  and matted +