Common name
English: White cinquefoil
German: Weißes Fingerkraut
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Rosales (119)
Family: Rosaceae (56)(family description)
Genus: Potentilla (5)
Epithet: alba L. (6)
Synonyms: Dasiphora alba (L.) Raf., Fragariastrum album (L.) Schur, Potentilla caulescens Moench, Potentilla cordata Schrank, Potentilla nitida Scop., Trichothalamus albus (L.) Fourr.
alba => white
album => dead white, without lustre
albus => dead white, without lustre
cordata => heart-shaped, as of leaves having the stalk at the notched end
nitida => shining, smooth and clear, lustrous
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white