Pollinator plant

Tormentil

Potentilla erecta

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Common names

38 names · 32 languages
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Other languages (31)
Dutch
French
Basque
Belarusian
  • Дуброўка прамастаячая[4]
Bulgarian
  • Бутурак[4]
Catalan
  • tormentil·la[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 洋委陵菜[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 洋委陵菜[4]
Czech
  • mochna nátržník[4]
Danish
Estonian
  • tedremaran[4]
Faroese
  • børkumura[4]
  • børkuvísa[4]
Finnish
  • rätvänä[4]
Galician
  • Solda brava[4]
German
Hungarian
  • vérontófű pimpó[4]
Irish
  • Néalfartach[4]
Italian
Japanese
  • タチキジムシロ[4]
Latvian
  • Stāvais retējs[4]
Lithuanian
  • Miškinė sidabražolė[4]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Pięciornik kurze ziele[4]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Калган[4]
  • Лапчатка прямостоячая[4]
Slovak
  • nátržník vzpriamený[4]
Slovenian
  • srčna moč[4]
Swedish
Turkish
  • beşparmakotu[4]
Ukrainian
  • Калган[4]
  • Перстач випрямлений[4]
Welsh
  • Tresgl y moch[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • tormentil — Page 1, column 2, row top 652 pt; common-name cell after Potentilla erecta.; Potentilla erecta.
[2] Potentilla erecta — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Tormentil — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Blutwurz — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Erect Cinquefoil — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Potentille dressée — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tormentille — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Cinquefoglia eretta — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tormentilla — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tormentil — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tomentilha — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Potentilla erecta ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Tormentil (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 172395; taxon 6VVPW.
  • Blutwurz (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 172393; taxon 6VVPW.
  • Erect cinquefoil — VernacularName.tsv, line 172394; taxon 6VVPW.
[4] Potentilla erecta — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Tormentil — results[22].names[1]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Blutwurz — results[22].names[6]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Erect Cinquefoil — results[22].names[2]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Potentille dressée — results[22].names[9]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tormentille — results[22].names[10]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Cinquefoglia eretta — results[22].names[7]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tormentilla — results[22].names[15]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tormentil — results[22].names[11]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tomentilha — results[22].names[36]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • rätvänä — results[22].names[3]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Лапчатка прямостоячая — results[22].names[4]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Калган — results[22].names[5]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tormentil — results[22].names[8]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • mochna nátržník — results[22].names[12]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • tepperot — results[22].names[13]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • blodrot — results[22].names[14]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Pięciornik kurze ziele — results[22].names[16]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Miškinė sidabražolė — results[22].names[17]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • タチキジムシロ — results[22].names[18]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Бутурак — results[22].names[19]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • nátržník vzpriamený — results[22].names[20]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • tedremaran — results[22].names[21]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • 洋委陵菜 — results[22].names[22]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • 洋委陵菜 — results[22].names[23]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Solda brava — results[22].names[24]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Néalfartach — results[22].names[25]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • beşparmakotu — results[22].names[26]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • børkumura — results[22].names[27]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • børkuvísa — results[22].names[28]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Перстач випрямлений — results[22].names[29]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Дуброўка прамастаячая — results[22].names[30]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • srčna moč — results[22].names[31]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Stāvais retējs — results[22].names[32]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Калган — results[22].names[33]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • vérontófű pimpó — results[22].names[34]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • tormentil·la — results[22].names[35]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Tresgl y moch — results[22].names[37]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
  • Zazporria — results[22].names[38]; taxon id 132622; Potentilla erecta.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Potentilla erecta is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Potentilla erecta in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Azores, Morocco, Europe to W. Siberia and Türkiye.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Potentilla erecta — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2401098; ID 6VVPW; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2401098; ID 6VVPW; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 1, column 2, entry Potentilla erecta (top 652 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Potentilla erecta — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 242084; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1496455, 1496456, 1496457, 1496458, 1496459, 1496460, 1496461, 1496462, 1496463, 1496464, 1496465, 1496466, 1496467, 1496468, 1496469, 1496470, 1496471, 1496472, 1496473, 1496474, 1496475, 1496476, 1496477, 1496478, 1496479, 1496480, 1496481, 1496482, 1496483, 1496484, 1496485, 1496486, 1496487, 1496488, 1496489, 1496490, 1496491, 1496492, 1496494, 1496495, 1496496, 1496497

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.