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Potentilla multisecta

(S. Wats.) Rydb.

Great Basin Cinquefoil

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.740379

Element CodePDROS1B4K0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPotentilla

Synonyms

Potentilla diversifolia var. multisectaS. Wats.

Other Common Names

Feather-leaved Cinquefoil (EN)

Concept Reference

Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich and L.C. Higgins. (Eds.) 2003. A Utah Flora. 3rd edition. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. 912 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

This record is for Potentilla multisecta in the broad sense as treated by FNA (2014, vol. 9), occurring in northeastern Nevada and northwestern Utah with populations in eastern Idaho, southwestern Montana, and western Wyoming as "components of an unresolved zone of apparent intergradation." Kartesz (1999) recognizes Potentilla multisecta or sometimes called Potentilla diversifolia var. multisecta as limited to Nevada and Utah.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2019-11-11

Change Date2019-11-11

Range Extent Comments

Deep Creek cinquefoil occurs in Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. Also reported for Alberta (Wild Species report 2015).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN2

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S2	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S2	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S1	Yes
Montana	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Jefferson	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	4,482

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pearl Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	71,405
Ruby - South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	13,195

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich and L.C. Higgins. (Eds.) 2003. A Utah Flora. 3rd edition. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. 912 pp.