tormentil

Names

Common Names

• Tormentil
• bloodroot
• cinquefoil
• shepherd's-knot

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Potentilla sylvestris var. latiloba
• Potentilla erecta var. latiloba
• Potentilla erecta var. typica
• Potentilla sylvestris var. hirta
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. pinnatifida
• Potentilla erecta f. herminii
• Tormentilla recta var. alpina
• Potentilla erecta f. stenopetala
• Potentilla tormentilla subsp. sylvestris
• Potentilla erecta var. maurorum
• Tormentilla erecta
• Fragaria tormentilla
• Potentilla tormentilla var. pubescens
• Potentilla tormentilla proles reducta
• Potentilla tormentilla var. sciaphila
• Potentilla tormentilla var. sericea
• Potentilla tormentilla f. divergens
• Potentilla tormentilla var. strictissima
• Potentilla tormentilla subsp. divergens
• Potentilla tormentilla var. divergens
• Potentilla tormentilla var. elatior
• Potentilla tormentilla erecta
• Potentilla tormentilla var. erecta
• Potentilla tormentilla fallax
• Potentilla tormentilla var. herminii
• Potentilla tormentilla var. hirta
• Potentilla tormentilla var. humifusa
• Potentilla tormentilla var. insignis
• Potentilla tormentilla var. latiloba
• Potentilla tormentilla var. lusitanica
• Potentilla tormentilla var. minima
• Potentilla tormentilla var. minor
• Potentilla tormentilla var. nana
• Potentilla tormentilla var. nemoralis
• Potentilla tormentilla var. pentapetala
• Potentilla tormentilla pinnatifida
• Potentilla tormentilla f. polypetala
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. alpina
• Potentilla sylvestris var. curiensis
• Potentilla tormentilla elatior
• Potentilla tormentilla subsp. sylvestris
• Potentilla tormentilla var. umbrosa
• Potentilla tormentilla
• Potentilla erecta var. strictissima
• Potentilla tormentilla var. curiensis
• Potentilla tormentilla var. dacica
• Potentilla sylvestris var. distendens
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. daonensis
• Potentilla sylvestris proles divergens
• Potentilla sylvestris proles dyscritos
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. fissistipula
• Potentilla sylvestris var. fleischmannii
• Potentilla sylvestris proles favratii
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. hirsuta
• Potentilla sylvestris proles langei
• Potentilla sylvestris f. incisa
• Potentilla sylvestris proles lusitanica
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. macropetala
• Potentilla sylvestris proles sciaphila
• Potentilla sylvestris f. strictissima
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. integristipula
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. sylvatica
• Potentilla sylvestris f. sylvatica
• Potentilla erecta var. curiensis
• Potentilla erecta dacica
• Potentilla erecta var. dacica
• Potentilla erecta var. herminii
• Potentilla erecta var. micrantha
• Potentilla erecta f. herminii
• Potentilla erecta var. herminii
• Potentilla erecta var. procumbens
• Potentilla erecta f. pusilla
• Potentilla erecta f. minor
• Potentilla erecta f. monacensis
• Potentilla erecta f. sciaphila
• Potentilla erecta var. sciaphila
• Potentilla erecta f. sericea
• Potentilla erecta strictissima
• Potentilla erecta var. strictissima
• Potentilla erecta subsp. strictissima
• Potentilla erecta f. subpinnatifida
• Potentilla erecta var. vulgaris
• Potentilla dacica
• Potentilla daonensis
• Potentilla divergens
• Potentilla divergens
• Tormentilla dissecta
• Tormentilla divergens
• Tormentilla erecta var. alpina
• Tormentilla erecta f. divergens
• Tormentilla erecta parviflora
• Tormentilla erecta var. sparsiflora
• Tormentilla erecta f. strictissima
• Tormentilla erecta var. typica
• Tormentilla ericetorum
• Tormentilla gracilis
• Tormentilla orophila
• Tormentilla adstringens
• Tormentilla parviflora var. petiolata
• Tormentilla parviflora var. sessilifolia
• Tormentilla montana
• Tormentilla nodosa
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. turfosa
• Potentilla strictissima
• Potentilla monacensis
• Potentilla favratii
• Potentilla strictissima f. hirsuta
• Potentilla strictissima f. turfosa
• Potentilla sciaphila
• Potentilla reducta
• Potentilla neumayeriana
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. macrophylla
• Potentilla sylvestris var. monacensis
• Potentilla sylvestris var. monacensis
• Potentilla sylvestris var. neumayeriana
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. parviflora
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. parvifolia
• Potentilla sylvestris subvar. patula
• Potentilla sylvestris var. pubescens

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Rosales, it is classified under the family Rosaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic designation is within the genus Potentiella.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific distribution pattern across several regions of Northern Europe. It can be found growing in the natural landscapes of Denmark and Finland. The species is also documented within the Faroe Islands, which are known as Føroyar. Furthermore, its presence extends to the island of Iceland. Finally, this medicinal plant is widely distributed throughout Great Britain.

Chemicals

Potentilla erecta has 6 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Tannin, Tannins, Urolithin C, urolithin A.

Flavonoids

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Tannin

1. Journal of clinical gastroenterology

Tannins

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Urolithin C

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

urolithin A

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

urolithin B

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Medicinal Uses

Potentilla erecta has 6 reported medicinal uses identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include atopic dermatitis, cancer, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, rosacea.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations