Potentilla tetrandra is accepted species in  the family Rosaceae  subfamily: Rosoideae, tribe: Potentilleae, subtribe: Potentillinae,  
Genus Potentilla 
This species is found in Altay, Buryatiya, East Himalaya, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang.