Potentilla gracilis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6849

Potentilla gracilis Hook.

Northwest cinquefoil, Slender cinquefoil

2011 Ron Wolf

2018 Cynthia Powell

2003 Michael Charters

2009 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Potentilla gracilis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	ROSACEAE
Genus:	Potentilla
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. elmeri ... var. fastigiata ... var. flabelliformis ... var. gracilis

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Prairie, Northern Oak Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Potentilla gracilis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POGR9)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Oct 17, 2019).