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Comarum palustre L.
purple marshlocks

       
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©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Placer Co. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Comarum palustre L.

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Synonyms:
Comarum palustre L.

  POPA14 Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.
  POPAP2 Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop. var. parvifolia (Raf.) Fernald & Long
  POPAV Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop. var. villosa (Pers.) Lehm.
 

Distribution:
Comarum palustre L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Comarum palustre L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 1 species in Comarum
 

Classification:
Comarum palustre L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus Comarum L. – comarum
Species Comarum palustre L. – purple marshlocks
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Comarum palustre L.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
Potentilla palustris
marsh cinquefoil              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Comarum palustre L.

Potentilla palustris:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL NI NI NO NO NI OBL OBL OBL NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Comarum palustre L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501615.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 02:16 PM MDT