A low yellow-flowered shrub common on plateau slopes, forest edges and alpine meadows.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Shrub
- Habitats: Shrubland, alpine meadow, forest margins
- Regions: Ü Tsang, Kham, Amdo
Habitat and distribution
Forest margins, thickets, alpine meadows, dry slopes and talus at 400–5,000 m (Flora of China, as Potentilla fruticosa).
Recorded in Ü-Tsang, Kham, Amdo.
Ecological and cultural significance
A shrub of alpine scrub and meadow edges, from forest margins up to talus at 5,000 m (Flora of China).
Threats
Cut for fuel; no data on effects were found.
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).