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Potentilla macounii

Rydb.

Macoun's Cinquefoil

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159817

Element CodePDROS1B2L0

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 concinna var. macounii(Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc.

Other Common Names

Potentille de Macoun (FR)

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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-10-22

Change Date2015-10-22

Rank Reasons

Known from a few sites from Alberta to central Montana, mostly on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. Abundance not known.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Prairies and foothills (?)

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S3	Yes

CanadaN1

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Montana (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Anaconda Hill	Helena National Forest	18,546
Big Baldy	Lewis and Clark National Forest	43,135
Big Snowy Mountains Wsa	Lewis and Clark National Forest	88,003
Bridger	Gallatin National Forest	45,059

References (2)

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.