Potentilla rimicola (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Ertter

Cliff cinquefoil (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Potentilla

Characteristics

Short hairs not well differentiated from long hairs, absent or sparse throughout. Stems 0.4–2(–3) dm. Basal leaves palmate, 3–10 cm; petiole 1–7 cm, long hairs abundant, spreading to ascending, 1–3 mm, weak, glands abundant; leaflets 5, central oblanceolate to broadly obovate-cuneate or nearly orbiculate, 1–3 × 0.8–2 cm, scarcely to distinctly petiolulate, distal ± 1/3 of margins evenly incised ± 1/4 to midvein, teeth 2–4 per side, surfaces green, long hairs sparse to abundant, 1 mm, glands ± abundant. Inflorescences 3–20-flowered. Pedicels 0.5–2.5(–4) cm. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets lanceolate-elliptic, rarely linear, 1–2(–5) × 0.5–1.5 mm; hypanthium 2–3.5 mm diam.; sepals 2–4(–5) mm, apex ± acute; petals ± paler abaxially, bright yellow adaxially, ± obcordate, (3–)4–7 × 3–6 mm; filaments 1.5–2.5 mm, anthers 0.5–1 mm; carpels 5–20, styles 1.5–2.5 mm. Achenes 1.5 mm, smooth to faintly rugose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:963492-1
WFO ID wfo-0001005609
COL ID 4M5XJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Potentilla rimicola Potentilla wheeleri var. rimicola