Potentilla bipinnatifida |
Potentilla villosa |
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northern cinquefoil, villous cinquefoil |
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Habit | Tufted perennial from a branched crown and short, thick rhizomes, the stems 5-20 cm. tall, with soft, gray hairs throughout. | |
Leaves | Leaves ternate, the leaflets somewhat leathery, woolly below, strongly veined, obovate, 1-2 cm. long, coarsely dentate, the teeth rounded; cauline leaves 2, sub-sessile, only slightly reduced. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence open, 2-5 flowered; calyx 7-11 mm. long, the 5 lobes triangular, 3.5-4.5 mm. long, equal to the alternating, oval-elliptic bracteoles; petals 5, yellow, obcordate, exceeding the sepals; stamens 20; pistils numerous, style sub-terminal, basally thickened and tapered, equal to the achene; |
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Fruits | Achene 1 mm. long, smooth. |
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Potentilla bipinnatifida |
Potentilla villosa |
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Flowering time | July-September | |
Habitat | Arctic tundra to alpine ridges, talus slopes and rock crevices. | |
Distribution | Occurring in the North Cascades, Olympic Mountains, and at Mt. Rainier in Washington; Alaska to Oregon.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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