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Potentilla rivalis Nutt.
brook cinquefoil

       
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Line Drawing of Potentilla rivalis Nutt.
Potentilla millegrana

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 252. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

  POLE13 Potentilla leucocarpa Rydb.  
  POMI6 Potentilla millegrana Engelm. ex Lehm.  
  POPE12 Potentilla pentandra Engelm.  
  PORIM2 Potentilla rivalis Nutt. var. millegrana (Engelm. ex Lehm.) S. Watson   brook cinquefoil
  PORIP Potentilla rivalis Nutt. var. pentandra (Engelm.) S. Watson   brook cinquefoil
  PORIR2 Potentilla rivalis Nutt. var. rivalis   brook cinquefoil
 

Distribution:
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 84 species in Potentilla
 

Classification:
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

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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 Potentilla L. – cinquefoil
Species Potentilla rivalis Nutt. – brook cinquefoil
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

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.

Illinois:
Potentilla millegrana
cinquefoil              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

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
FACW,OBL NI NO FACW+ OBL FACW+ FACW+ OBL* OBL FACW FACW+ NO NO NO

Potentilla millegrana:

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
FAC+,OBL OBL NO OBL OBL FACW+ FACW OBL* NO FAC+ OBL NO NO NO

Potentilla pentandra:

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
FACW,FACW+ NO NI FACW+ NI FACW+ FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24744.

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

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

 
 
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