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Potentilla pensylvanica var. pensylvanica
Potentilla pensylvanica L. var. pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Cinquefoil
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Synonym(s): Potentilla atrovirens, Potentilla bipinnatifida var. glabrata, Potentilla glabella, Potentilla pensylvanica var. atrovirens, Potentilla pensylvanica var. glabrata, Potentilla pensylvanica var. ovium, Potentilla pensylvanica var. strigosa, Potentilla platyloba, Potentilla pseudosericea, Potentilla strigosa
USDA Symbol: POPEP5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OH , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Potentilla pensylvanica var. pensylvanica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Potentilla pensylvanica var. pensylvanica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potentilla pensylvanica var. pensylvanica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2019-07-31Research By: CBR