Potentilla rivalis Calflora

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Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

Brook cinquefoil

2020 R.A. Chasey

2014 Jean Pawek

2020 R.A. Chasey

2014 Jean Pawek

2012 Jean Pawek

Potentilla rivalis is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Potentilla leucocarpa
PLANTS	Potentilla millegrana
PLANTS	Potentilla pentandra
JEF + PLANTS	Potentilla rivalis var. millegrana
PLANTS	Potentilla rivalis var. pentandra
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Information about Potentilla rivalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PORI3) 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: 11/23/2024).