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Rosaceae

Ruby cinquefoil

Potentilla atrosanguinea G.Lodd.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Potentilla

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Ruby cinquefoil: Photos from Valley of Flowers trip during LGFC - VOF 2019
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Chinese
紫花銀光委陵菜, 紫花银光委陵菜, 银光委陵菜
Danish
Rød Potentil
English
Ruby cinquefoil, Himalayan cinquefoil
Finnish
Verihanhikki
Polish
Pięciornik krwisty
Swedish
Blodfingerört

Synonyms

  • Potentilla argyrophylla var. atrosanguinea (G.Lodd. ex D.Don) Hook.f.
  • Potentilla atrisanguinea Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla atropurpurea de Vriese
  • Potentilla atrosanguinea var. gibsonii Bergmans

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.