Potentilla wheeleri S.Watson

Kern cinquefoil (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Potentilla

Characteristics

Short hairs not well differentiated from long hairs, absent or sparse throughout. Stems 0.2–2.5 dm. Basal leaves palmate, 1.5–9.5 cm; petiole 1–7 cm, long hairs abundant to dense, spreading to appressed, 1–2 mm, weak to stiff, glands ± abundant; leaflets 5, central cuneate-elliptic to obovate, 0.5–2.5 × 0.3–1.5 cm, scarcely to distinctly petiolulate, distal 1/3 of margins evenly incised ± 1/4 to midvein, teeth 2–4(–5) per side, surfaces gray-green, long hairs abundant to dense, 1–1.5 mm, glands ± abundant, sometimes obscured. Inflorescences 1–20-flowered. Pedicels 0.5–1.5 cm. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, 1–3.5 × 1–1.5 mm; hypanthium 2–4 mm diam.; sepals 2–5 mm, apex ± acute; petals ± paler abaxially, bright yellow adaxially, ± obcordate, 3–6 × 2–5 mm; filaments 1–2 mm, anthers 0.5 mm; carpels ca. 20, styles (1.2–)1.5–2 mm. Achenes 1–1.5 mm, lightly rugose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Potentilla wheeleri world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729258-1
WFO ID wfo-0001005108
COL ID 6W7D2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Potentilla viscidula Potentilla wheeleri