Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Bearded Cinquefoil

Potentilla crinita

Gray

Bearded Cinquefoil

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146829
Element CodePDROS1B0G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusPotentilla
Other Common Names
bearded cinquefoil (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 9, 2014) does not recognize distinct varieties in Potentilla crinita.
Conservation Status
Review Date2004-07-13
Change Date2004-07-13
Edition Date1993-06-29
Edition AuthorsStoner, N. rev. M. Fellows (2004)
Rank Reasons
Two varieties occur in the US, both in a very limited range of the southwest.
Range Extent Comments
UT: Garfield and Wayne counties. AZ, NV, NM, CO.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sagebrush, mountain brush, pinyon-juniper, ponderosa pine, and aspen communities at 1890-2590 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
ColoradoS2Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
New Mexico (7)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Elk MountainGila National Forest6,550
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
T BarGila National Forest6,823
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Happy ValleyDixie National Forest14,458
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.