Potentilla effusa
(Branched Cinquefoil)
Potentilla effusa, Along FR 373, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9566
Potentilla effusa, Along FR 373, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9571
Potentilla effusa, Along Rist Canyon Rd., Larimer Co. 2213
Potentilla effusa, Along Rist Canyon Rd., Larimer Co. 2209
Potentilla effusa, Along FR 373, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9573
Potentilla effusa, Along FR 373, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9577
Potentilla effusa, Along FR 373, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9574
Potentilla effusa, Along FR 373, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9584
| Scientific Name | Potentilla effusa (Potentilla hippiana var. effusa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | POEF |
| Common Name | Branched Cinquefoil | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 24706 |
| Family | Rosaceae (Rose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (6000 to 11500); sunny open areas, meadows, hillsides and gravelly slopes.
Plant: Perennial in low clumps, up to 20 inches tall and several feet wide; much-branched with slender, whitish, hairy, leaning or tangled stems. Leaves: Mostly basal and crowded, 2 to 6 inches long overall, pinnately-divided into 5 to 13 leaflets, oblanceolate, 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches long; margins are toothed at least on the upper part; both surfaces are similarly covered with woolly hairs. See photos. Inflorescence: Branching cyme with ascending branches of a few to several yellow flowers, each with 5 petals, sometimes with shallowly-notched tips, each about 1/4-inch long, about the same length as sepals; sepals are pointed an have hairy edges. Bloom Period: June to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Flora of North America, SEINet and American Southwest. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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