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Potentilla nivea var. nivea

Potentilla nivea L. var. nivea

Snow Cinquefoil

Rosaceae (Rose family)

Synonym(s): Potentilla arenosa, Potentilla nivea ssp. fallax, Potentilla nivea var. tomentosa, Potentilla prostrata, Potentilla prostrata ssp. floccosa

USDA Symbol: PONIN

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

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Plant Characteristics

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

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , WA
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , 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 nivea var. nivea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Potentilla nivea var. nivea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Potentilla nivea var. nivea

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-07-31
Research By: CBR

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