Potentilla norvegica
(Norwegian Cinquefoil)
Potentilla norvegica, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 7069
Potentilla norvegica, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 7075
Potentilla norvegica, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 7076
| Scientific Name | Potentilla norvegica | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PONO3 |
| Common Name | Norwegian Cinquefoil, Rough Cinquefoil | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 24730 |
| Family | Rosaceae (Rose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (4800 to 10500 ft.); moist soils in meadows, on stream banks, lakeshores, roadsides, grasslands and woodlands. Plant: Annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial with flowering stems 4 to 24 inches long. Leaves: Composite-ternate (rarely 5-foliate) leaves; leaflets 5/8 to 1-5/8 inches long; lower leaflets are broadly ovate to obovate and on petioles 4 inches long; leaflets becoming narrowly oblong upwards and with short or no petioles; margins are shallowly-lobed or toothed (crenate-serrate); surfaces are sparsely to moderately hairy and both are green. Inflorescence: Compact cymes with a few to many small, flowers with 5 yellow petals and centers less than 5/8-inch across; petals are broadly obovate and often notched at the tips; 5 sepals, broadly lanceolate, somewhat longer than petals and hairy and with or without glands. Bloom Period: May to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Flora of North America, Minnesota Wildflowers 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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