Sphaeromeria potentilloides var. potentilloides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sphaeromeria potentilloides (A. Gray) A. Heller var. potentilloides

Cinquefoil tansy, Fivefinger chickensage

2010 Steve Matson

Sphaeromeria potentilloides var. potentilloides is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~24 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Sphaeromeria potentilloides
Genus:	Sphaeromeria
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides

Information about Sphaeromeria potentilloides var. potentilloides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VEPOP) 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 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: 04/27/2025).