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Potentilla nitida
Short growing plant with 5-leaved pink flowers. Grows as a bush.
Alps. Europe (Italy, Austria, Slovenia).
Found this one in Dolomites, but are very common also in Slovenia-there also exist a tale about this flower, saying that after goldhorn was shot his blood turned into these flowers, he ate them and become stronger.
Spotted on Jul 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 8, 2013
2 Comments
Thx&you're welcome, injca! :)
Beautiful, always love to see any kind of endemic species, they are like jewelries! Tnx for the insight into the traditional tales :)