Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri Calflora

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Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. elmeri (Rydb.) Jeps.

Elmer's cinquefoil

2022 Mike Russler

Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~172 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Potentilla gracilis
Genus:	Potentilla
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Potentilla elmeri
JEF	Potentilla flabelliformis var. inyoensis
JEF	Potentilla pectinisecta
PLANTS	Potentilla pectinisecta

Information about Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/15/2025).