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Prairie Cinquefoil
( Potentilla pensylvanica )
Potentilla pensylvanica
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About Prairie Cinquefoil (Potentilla pensylvanica)
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Potentilla pensylvanica
is a species of cinquefoil known by the common names Pennsylvania cinquefoil and prairie cinquefoil. It is native to much of northern and western North America, including most of Canada and the western half of the United States. It grows in many types of habitat. The plant is quite variable in appearance. It may be small and tuftlike or slender and erect. The leaves are divided into a few leaflets which are deeply lobed and have hairy undersides. The inflorescence is a clustered of several flowers each with yellow petals a few millimeters in length.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
3.1 - 9.8 in tall
Flower Color
Yellow
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9
likely
* )
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Edith's Copper
Lycaena editha
Lycaena editha
*
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis
Pyrgus ruralis
*
Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides
Lycaena helloides
*
Elegant Sheepmoth
Hemileuca eglanterina
Hemileuca eglanterina
*
Sulphur Moth
Hesperumia sulphuraria
Hesperumia sulphuraria
*
Sharp-Lined Yellow
Sicya macularia
Sicya macularia
*
Dark Marbled Carpet
Dysstroma citrata
Dysstroma citrata
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 11.8" - 48.6", Summer Precipitation: 1.43" - 2.75", Coldest Month: 17.0" - 33.3", Hottest Month: 38.3" - 59.9", Humidity: 1.11" - 16.29", Elevation: 6344" - 12807"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Pennsylvania Cinquefoil
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Prairie Cinquefoil
Potentilla pensylvanica
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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