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Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides (Fivefinger chickensage)
Reveal, James L.

Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides

Vesicarpa potentilloides (A. Gray) Rydb. var. potentilloides

Fivefinger Chickensage, Cinquefoil False Sagebrush

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Sphaeromeria potentilloides, Sphaeromeria potentilloides var. potentilloides, Tanacetum potentilloides

USDA Symbol: VEPOP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , NV , OR

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-30
Research By: CBR

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