Potentilla pensylvanica

Potentilla pensylvanica (P. pensylvanica)is a species of cinquefoil known by the common names Pennsylvania cinquefoil^[1] and prairie cinquefoil^[2] and in the language Shoshoni, it goes by the name Ku'-si-wañ-go-gǐp. It is native to much of northern and western North America, including most of Canada and the western half of the United States. P. pensylvanica grows in many types of habitat. The plant is quite variable in appearance. It may be small and tuftlike or slender and erect. The leaves are divided into a few leaflets which are deeply lobed and have hairy undersides. The inflorescence is a cluster of several flowers, each with five yellow petals a few millimeters in length. The flower is 3 to 5 mm wide. P. pensylvanica grows in elevations between elevations 2700 to 3800 meters.

Potentilla pensylvanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. pensylvanica
Binomial name
Potentilla pensylvanica L.
Synonyms
P. sterilis P. supina P. cinquefoil P. pseudosericea P. flabellifolia P. newberryi P. discolor P. erecta P. fragarioides P. nepalensis P. incana P. rivalis P. morefeildii P. neumanniana P. diversifolia P. reptans P. biennis P. cristae P. hickmanii P. drummondii P. millefolia P. crantzii

Growth

Potentilla pensylvanica bloom period lasted from July to August.

References

1. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
2. "Potentilla pensylvanica". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

External links

• Calflora Database: Potentilla pensylvanica (Pennsylvania cinquefoil)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment
• Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
• Potentilla pensylvanica in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley