Potentilla gracilis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6849

Potentilla gracilis Hook.

Northwest cinquefoil, Slender cinquefoil

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


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

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Potentilla gracilis


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (POGR9)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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: Jan 23, 2019).