Native to 200 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Argentina South, Bermuda, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile South, Florida, Marianas, Mauritius, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, Réunion, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)
42.226111, 14.553611
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Oregon, Harney (Princeton)
42.666944, -118.711194
Location Remarks
South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Small creek though a boggy slope and meadow on the south side of the road. Grasses, sedges, and Salix. Plants with red, prostrate stems radiating from a central taproot.
Location
Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)
42.6625, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)
42.226111, 14.553611
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)
44.158, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Potentilla
Authorship
L.