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Potentilla montana Brot.

western cinquefoil (Rosaceae)

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Potentilla montana is a white-flowering cinquefoil with palmate leaves native to western France and the Iberian Peninsula; it is naturalised on a hill near Aberystwyth (VC46: Cardiganshire) and one near Girvan (VC75: Ayrshire).

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-28

 western cinquefoil / Potentilla montana: _Potentilla montana_ is a white-flowering cinquefoil with palmate leaves native to western France and the Iberian Peninsula; it is naturalised on a hill near Aberystwyth (VC46) and one near Girvan (VC75).

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