Plants Profile for Potentilla bipinnatifida (tansy cinquefoil)

General Information
Symbol:	POBI10
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Rosaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 257. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
POFI10	Potentilla finitima Kohli & Packer
POPEA3	Potentilla pensylvanica L. var. arida B. Boivin
POPEB3	Potentilla pensylvanica L. var. bipinnatifida (Douglas ex Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 bipinnatifida Douglas ex Hook. – tansy cinquefoil

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is 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.
Vermont Potentilla pensylvanica var. bipinnatifida northern cinquefoil Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status