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Potentilla pensylvanica

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Pennsylvania Cinquefoil

G5Secure Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.951580
Element CodePDROS1B4W0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusPotentilla
Other Common Names
Potentille de Pennsylvanie (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 9, 2014) as presented here elevates Potentilla pensylvanica var. litoralis (= P. litoralis) and P. pensylvanica var. ovium (= P. jepsonii) to full species and does not recognize var. atrovirens, var. pensylvanica, or var. virgulata as distinct. Kartesz (1999) lumps Potentilla pensylvanica var. ovium (= P. jepsonii) into P. pensylvanica var. pensylvanica.
Conservation Status
Review Date2015-08-27
Change Date2015-08-27
Range Extent Comments
Known from Alta., B.C., Man., N.W.T., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Iowa, Minn., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., N.Dak., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wyo.; Mexico (Tamaulipas); Eurasia (FNA vol. 9, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS3Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
QuebecSNANo
British ColumbiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
California (6)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
T BarGila National Forest6,823
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
South Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheyenne RiverBuffalo Gap National Grassland7,572
Red ShirtBuffalo Gap National Grassland17,007
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
0401029Ashley National Forest6,718
Bunker CreekDixie National Forest7,474
Hilgard MountainFishlake National Forest28,389
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
Solomon BasinFishlake National Forest19,963
References (1)
  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.