Potentilla subviscosa |
Potentilla drummondii |
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Drummond's cinquefoil |
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Habit | Eglandular perennial from a branched base and short, thick rhizomes, the flowering stems 2.5-4.5 dm. tall. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves pinnate, the leaflets 5-9, closely crowded, obovate, 2-5 cm. long, the upper 3 somewhat confluent, all cleft about midway to the mid-vein into linear or lanceolate teeth; stipules 1-2 cm. long, ovate, entire; cauline leaves few, much reduced. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence open, many-flowered; calyx saucer-shaped, up to 1.5 cm. wide in fruit, the 5 ovate lobes slightly longer than the alternating lanceolate bracteoles; petals 5, yellow, obovate, 6-11 mm. long; stamens 20; pistils numerous, style slender, sub-terminal, longer than the achene. |
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Fruits | Achene 1.5 mm. long. |
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Potentilla subviscosa |
Potentilla drummondii |
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Flowering time | June-August | |
Habitat | Forest openings, meadows and high ridges, middle to high elevations in the mountains. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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