Potentilla hippiana
(Woolly Cinquefoil)
Potentilla hippiana, FR265, Gunnison National Forest, Gunnison County 4000
Potentilla hippiana, Ute Pass, Summit Co. 6573
Potentilla hippiana, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 5750
Potentilla hippiana, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 5795
Potentilla hippiana, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 5806
Potentilla hippiana, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 5804
Potentilla hippiana, FR265, Gunnison National Forest, Gunnison County 4010
Potentilla hippiana, FR265, Gunnison National Forest, Gunnison County 4011
| Scientific Name | Potentilla hippiana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | POHI6 |
| Common Name | Woolly Cinquefoil | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 24718 |
| Family | Rosaceae (Rose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (6000 to 11500); widely distributed in sunny open areas, meadows, hillsides and gravelly slopes.
Plant: Perennial up to 20 inches tall; slender, whitish, hairy, erect but leaning 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, toothed edges, silvery and hairy on top, wooly beneath. See photos above. 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, slightly longer than the hairy, gray-ish sepals beneath. Bloom Period: June to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Flora of North America, SEINet and US Forest Service, Guide to the Common Potentilla Species of the Blue Mountains Ecoregion |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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