Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Potentilla rivalis
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.
Brook Cinquefoil, River Cinquefoil
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Synonym(s): Potentilla leucocarpa, Potentilla millegrana, Potentilla pentandra, Potentilla rivalis var. millegrana, Potentilla rivalis var. pentandra, Potentilla rivalis var. rivalis
USDA Symbol: PORI3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AR , AZ , CA , CO , IA , ID , IL , KS , MA , MD , ME , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , NY , OK , OR , SD , TX , UT , VA , WA , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , ON , SK
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Potentilla rivalis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Potentilla rivalis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potentilla rivalis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2019-07-31Research By: CBR