Potentilla pulcherrima

Potentilla pulcherrima
Flowers in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Potentilla pulcherrima Lehm.
Synonyms [1]
List Pentaphyllum pulcherrimum(Lehm.) Nieuwl. & Lunell Potentilla camporumRydb. Potentilla filipesRydb. Potentilla gracilis var. filipes(Rydb.) B.Boivin Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima(Lehm.) Fernald Potentilla hippiana var. pulcherrima(Lehm.) S.Watson Potentilla pensylvanica var. pulcherrima(Lehm.) Torr. & A.Gray Potentilla pulcherrima var. communisTh.Wolf Potentilla pulcherrima var. condensataTh.Wolf Potentilla pulcherrima var. filipes(Rydb.) Th.Wolf Potentilla pulcherrima var. subpinnataTh.Wolf Potentilla pulcherrima var. wardii(Greene) Soják Potentilla wardiiGreene

Potentilla pulcherrima (syn. Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima), the beautiful cinquefoil, soft cinquefoil, or whiteleaf cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. ^{[2] [3]} It is native to Canada, and the north and west-central United States, with a disjunct population in Connecticut. ^[1] Noted for the shiny abaxial surfaces of its leaves, it is a perennial shrub reaching 30 in (76 cm) with yellow flowers. ^[2]

Undersides of leaves are quite silvery

References

1. "Potentilla pulcherrima Lehm". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 February 2025.
2. Joseph A. Marcus (7 December 2022). "Potentilla pulcherrima". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
3. "Potentilla pulcherrima beautiful cinquefoil". WildflowerSearch.org. Oregon: Wildflower Search. 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.