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Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.
Paradox cinquefoil

       
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Line Drawing of Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.
Potentilla nicolletii

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 paradoxa Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.

  PONI3 Potentilla nicolletii (S. Watson) Sheldon
  POSUP Potentilla supina L. ssp. paradoxa (Nutt.) Soják
 

Distribution:
Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.

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USA (CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 84 species in Potentilla
 

Classification:
Potentilla paradoxa 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 paradoxa Nutt. – Paradox cinquefoil
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.

This plant is 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.

Michigan:
sand cinquefoil              Threatened
New York:
bushy cinquefoil              Endangered
Ohio:
bushy cinquefoil              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
bushy cinquefoil              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Potentilla paradoxa 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
FAC,OBL OBL NO FACW+ FACW FAC FACW+ FACW* OBL FACW NO NO NO NO

Potentilla nicolletii:

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,FAC+ NO NO FAC+* NI FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24733.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/24/2008 06:00 PM MDT