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Newberry's cinquefoil

Potentilla newberryi

Potentilla brunnescens

Flowering time April-May June-August
Habitat Vernal pools, shores, and mudflats. Sagebrush steppe, grasslands, damp rocky flats, slopes, and benches.
Distribution
Known historically (1898) from the Columbia River Gorge in Washington, now likely extirpated; central Oregon to California, east to northwestern Nevada.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to northeastern Oregon, east to Montana and Colorado, possibly introduced in Alaska.
Origin Native Native
Conservation status Historical in Washington (WANHP) Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. anserina, P. argentea, P. biennis, P. breweri, P. drummondii, P. flabellifolia, P. glaucophylla, P. gracilis, P. hyparctica, P. jepsonii, P. nivea, P. norvegica, P. pensylvanica, P. recta, P. rivalis, P. supina, P. villosa
P. anserina, P. argentea, P. biennis, P. breweri, P. drummondii, P. flabellifolia, P. glaucophylla, P. gracilis, P. hyparctica, P. jepsonii, P. newberryi, P. nivea, P. norvegica, P. pensylvanica, P. recta, P. rivalis, P. supina, P. villosa
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