Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Rosales (119)
Family: Rosaceae (56)(family description)
Genus: Potentilla (5)
Epithet: montana Brot. (9)
Synonyms: Dynamidium montanum (Brot.) Timb.-Lagr., Fraga vaillantii Lapeyr., Fragaria vaillantii Noulet, Potentilla splendens Ramond ex DC., Potentilla vaillantii Lapeyr. ex Nestl.
montana => growing in the mountains
montanum => growing in the mountains
vaillantii => in honor of Sébastien Vaillant (1669-1722), French botanist