Potentilla pensylvanica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Potentilla pensylvanica L.

Pennsylvania cinquefoil

2012 Steve Matson

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~52 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


iNat	Potentilla jepsonii var. jepsonii
JM93	Potentilla pennsylvanica var. strigosa

Information about Potentilla pensylvanica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POPE8) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).