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Potentilla astracanica  JACQ.

Fam.: Rosaceae / Rose Fam.

Genus:  Potentilla  L.

Authors:
	JACQ.:		Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727 - 1817), Austrian chemist and botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Potentilla:		diminutive of potens = mighty
	astracanica:		from Astrakhania (Southern Russia)

Fig. 1:  Potentilla astracanica / Astrakhanian Cinquefoil GR Igoumenitsa 13.5.2008

Fig. 2:  Potentilla astracanica / Astrakhanian Cinquefoil GR Igoumenitsa 13.5.2008

Fig. 3:  Potentilla astracanica / Astrakhanian Cinquefoil GR Igoumenitsa 13.5.2008

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