PLANTS Profile for Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla (fiveleaf cinquefoil)

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PLANTS Profile

Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.
fiveleaf cinquefoil

Symbol:

PONIP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

More Information:

Images:
Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.

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Synonyms:
Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.

	POAL13	Potentilla altaica Bunge
	PONIC2	Potentilla nivea L. ssp. chionodes Hiitonen
	PONIS	Potentilla nivea L. ssp. subquinata (Lange) Hultén
	PONIM	Potentilla nivea L. var. macrophylla Ser.
	PONIS2	Potentilla nivea L. var. subquinata Lange
	POQU	Potentilla quinquefolia (Rydb.) Rydb.

Distribution:
Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.


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USA (AK, AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 84 species in Potentilla, 2 varieties in Potentilla nivea L.

Classification:
Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Potentilla L. – cinquefoil
Species	Potentilla nivea L. – snow cinquefoil
Variety	Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm. – fiveleaf cinquefoil

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
Potentilla nivea
snow cinquefoil		Sensitive
Potentilla quinquefolia
five-leaved cinquefoil		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Potentilla nivea L. var. pentaphylla Lehm.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529831.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 06:39 PM CDT