Potentilla decora Markl. (Finland, Espoo, Muurala, 2004). – Image: Harri Harmaja (scanned from dried specimen). – This rather poorly known taxon is an apomictic species of the aggregate of P. argentea L. (Rosaceae). The habitat was on roadside at the margin of a field. So here, at least, the plant is not indigenous; it is apparently somewhat unclear whether the species is indigenous anywhere in Finland. The species has a pronouncedly southern coastal distribution in Finland. It has mainly been found in the hemiboreal zone; recent collections are scanty in H.
Created August 9, 2004.