Potentilla villosa

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Potentilla villosa
Villous Cinquefoil (3818560466).jpg
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:P. villosa
Binomial name
Potentilla villosa
Pallas ex. Pursh

Potentilla villosa is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. Its common names include villous cinquefoil, [1] northern cinquefoil, [2] and hairy cinquefoil. [3] It is native to northwestern North America, where its distribution extends from Alaska to Alberta to Oregon. [2] [4] There are records from eastern Asia. [5]

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Habitat and ecology

This is a coastal plant. [6] It occurs on coastal bluffs and beaches, and in meadows, [5] tundra, and alpine talus. [7]

Description

This is a rhizomatous perennial herb with a tuft of several hairy to woolly stems growing from a thick base covered in previous seasons' dead foliage. The stems are up to 20 [7] to 30 [5] centimeters tall. The thick, leathery basal leaves are compound, divided into three veiny, toothed leaflets with woolly to silky-haired undersides. There may be a few leaves higher on the stem which are nearly the same size. The inflorescence bears one to five flowers. The flower has a five-lobed calyx and five bractlets at the base. The bowl-shaped corolla has five notched yellow petals each up to 1.2 centimeters long. [5] Each petal is marked with an orange basal spot. [3] There are usually 20 stamens at the center. [5] Flowering occurs in July through September. [7] The fruit is an achene, borne in clusters. [5]

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References

  1. "Potentilla villosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Potentilla villosa. NatureServe. 2012.
  3. 1 2 Potentilla villosa. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. University of Texas at Austin.
  4. Potentilla villosa. USDA PLANTS.
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  6. Elven, R. and D. F. Murray. The Potentilla villosa-uniflora group in northwestern North America. Botanical Electronic News 390. The University of Oklahoma. 12 March 2008.
  7. 1 2 3 Potentilla villosa. Burke Museum. University of Washington.