Potentilla palustris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.

(not an active name)

Marsh cinquefoil, Purple marsh cinquefoil

Potentilla palustris is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Comarum palustre


	Plant Range Observation Search ~100 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Potentilla
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

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JEF + PLANTS	Comarum palustre

Information about Potentilla palustris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (COPA28) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).