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Potentilla hippiana (Woolly cinquefoil)
Wasowski, Sally and Andy

Potentilla hippiana

Potentilla hippiana Lehm.

Woolly Cinquefoil

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: POHI6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , SD , UT , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , ON , QC , SK

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 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 hippiana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Potentilla hippiana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potentilla hippiana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-06
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