Tormentil Potentilla erecta Family Details and Description of Plant Family Rose Family Rosaceae Habit of Plant Perennial herb up to 10 cm tall. Leaves are without stalks are shiny deep green and are deeply toothed. Unlike the leaves these are on long stalks of up to 4 cm.
Flowers are a yellow colour.
Occurance Very common throughout the British Isles. Location Avoids chalk, likes grasslands, heaths and moors. Seasons Flowers May - September.