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Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla

Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.

Fiveleaf Cinquefoil

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Potentilla altaica, Potentilla nivea ssp. chionodes, Potentilla nivea ssp. subquinata, Potentilla nivea var. macrophylla, Potentilla nivea var. subquinata, Potentilla quinquefolia

USDA Symbol: PONIP

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 8 inches tall.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CO , ID , MT , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC , 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 65 - Montana Field Guides - Plants (2020) State of Montana
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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