Potentilla pulcherrima

Potentilla pulcherrima
Flowers in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Potentilla pulcherrima
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Pentaphyllum pulcherrimum (Lehm.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
    • Potentilla camporum Rydb.
    • Potentilla filipes Rydb.
    • Potentilla gracilis var. filipes (Rydb.) B.Boivin
    • Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) Fernald
    • Potentilla hippiana var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) S.Watson
    • Potentilla pensylvanica var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) Torr. & A.Gray
    • Potentilla pulcherrima var. communis Th.Wolf
    • Potentilla pulcherrima var. condensata Th.Wolf
    • Potentilla pulcherrima var. filipes (Rydb.) Th.Wolf
    • Potentilla pulcherrima var. subpinnata Th.Wolf
    • Potentilla pulcherrima var. wardii (Greene) Soják
    • Potentilla wardii Greene

Potentilla pulcherrima (syn. Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima), the beautiful cinquefoil, soft cinquefoil, or whiteleaf cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.[2][3] It is native to Canada, and the north and west-central United States, with a disjunct population in Connecticut.[1] Noted for the shiny abaxial surfaces of its leaves, it is a perennial shrub reaching 30 in (76 cm) with yellow flowers.[2]

Undersides of leaves are quite silvery

References

  1. 1 2 "Potentilla pulcherrima Lehm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Joseph A. Marcus (7 December 2022). "Potentilla pulcherrima". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Potentilla pulcherrima beautiful cinquefoil". WildflowerSearch.org. Oregon: Wildflower Search. 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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