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Potentilla flabellifolia
Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & A. Gray
High Mountain Cinquefoil, Fan-foil
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: POFL3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Orange , YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Habitat: Moist meadows.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Potentilla flabellifolia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Potentilla flabellifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potentilla flabellifolia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-10Research By: Joseph A. Marcus