Rosaceae
Branched cinquefoil
Potentilla effusa
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Potentilla
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Potentilla effusaRosaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Branched cinquefoil
Synonyms
- Pentaphyllum effusum (Douglas ex Lehm.) Lunell
- Potentilla coloradensis Rydb.
- Potentilla effusa var. coloradensis (Rydb.) Th.Wolf
- Potentilla effusa var. filicaulis Nutt.
- Potentilla effusa var. gossypina Nutt.
- Potentilla filicaulis (Nutt.) Rydb.
- Potentilla gossypina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Hook.
- Potentilla hippiana subsp. effusa (Douglas ex Lehm.) Dorn
- Potentilla hippiana var. effusa (Douglas ex Lehm.) Dorn
- Potentilla hippiana var. filicaulis (Nutt.) B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.