Potentilla arguta Pursh

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Potentilla

Characteristics

Perennial from a stout rhizome or branching caudex, ± viscid-pubescent throughout with brownish hairs; stems erect, 3–10 dm, simple to the narrow, crowded infl; lvs pinnately compound, the basal long-petioled; lfls 7–11, or only 5 in the uppermost lvs, increasing in size distally, to 7 cm, often alternating with minute folioles; fls ochroleucous or nearly white, 12–18 mm wide; sep ovate, much longer than the lanceolate bractlets, nearly as long as the pet; style deeply lateral; achenes obovoid, 1 mm, finely striate; 2n=14. Dry woods and prairies; e. Que. to Mack., s. to D.C., Ind., Mo., and Ariz. June, July. Ours is var. arguta. (Drymocallis agrimonioides)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.85
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-5
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Gynecological Aid (root), Analgesic (root), Antidiarrheal (root), Dermatological Aid (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Potentilla arguta world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001005372
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Geum agrimonioides Potentilla arguta Potentilla arguta subsp. arguta Potentilla arguta var. arguta

Lower taxons

Potentilla arguta subsp. convallaria