Species: Potentilla paradoxa
Bushy Cinquefoil
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Potentilla
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Paradox cinquefoil
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Rose Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Rosales - Rosaceae - Potentilla - Treated as the species Potentilla paradoxa by Kartesz (1999); has also been treated as P. supina ssp. paradoxa. LEM 8Aug01.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A many branched herb with compound leaves and many small yellow flowers.
Ecology Comments
Open areas where competition for light is less severe.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1985-04-10
Global Status Last Changed
1985-04-10
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
This plant is found along the shores of the Great Lakes, within the Mississippi Valley, and scattered western locations. This range includes Ontario west to British Columbia, around the Great Lakes, and south interior to Missouri, Kansas, and New Mexico.