Species: Potentilla paradoxa

Bushy Cinquefoil
Species
    Kingdom
    Plantae
    Phylum
    Anthophyta
    Class

    Dicotyledoneae

    Order

    Rosales

    Family

    Rosaceae

    Genus

    Potentilla

    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.
    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.
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    1985-04-10
    Global Status Last Changed
    1985-04-10
    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.
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