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Weyand, Phyllis

Potentilla diversifolia

Potentilla diversifolia Lehm.

Varileaf Cinquefoil

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PODI2

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , ND , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , 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.

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View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 65 - Montana Field Guides - Plants (2020) State of Montana
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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