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Potentilla gracilis

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Cinquefoil

Order
  
Subfamily
  
Rosoideae

Scientific name
  
Potentilla gracilis

Rank
  
Species

Potentilla gracilis Potentilla gracilis Cinquefoil

Similar
  
Cinquefoil, Potentilla hippiana, Rosaceae, Tall cinquefoil, Potentilla nivea

Potentilla gracilis, known as slender cinquefoil or graceful cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil.

Named varieties are:

  • Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri (Rydb.) Jeps. – combleaf cinquefoil
  • Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis (Lehm.) Nutt.
  • This perennial herb is variable in morphology, growing erect stems up to a meter tall from a branching caudex and rhizome unit. The leaves are palmate and compound, each divided into five to seven wide lance-shaped leaflets with toothed edges. The leaflets are hairy, with many more hairs on the undersides, making them lighter in color than the top surfaces. The basal leaves are borne on very long petioles. Leaves higher on the stem are smaller and reduced. The inflorescence is a cyme of several flowers, each with usually five yellow petals.

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    References

    Potentilla gracilis Wikipedia


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