Potentilla morefieldii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Potentilla morefieldii Ertter

Morefield's cinquefoil

2004 Steve Matson

2004 Steve Matson

Potentilla morefieldii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (45 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Potentilla morefieldii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POMO18) 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 BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/08/2023).