History of research of the genus Potentilla L. (Rosaceae)

The article deals with the historical issues of the study of the genus Potentilla L., since 1753, when this genus was described, and to the present time. The history of the genus Potentillla developed in IV main stages. Stage I (1753-1816) - an initial accumulation of material on the genus. Stage II (1816-1908) - a special study of the genus Potentilla associated with Chr. Nestler, I. Bunge, Ledebur, N. Turchaninov and I. G. H. Lehman. Stage III (1908-1941) - a critical period in the study of the genus Potentilla, the main role in its taxonomy belonging to the German researcher T. Wolf, and stage IV involves the period from the systematization of the genus by S. V. Yuzepchuk to the present time. For each stage, the scientists who have contributed to the genus processing are enlisted in the article.