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Rosaceae

Hooker's cinquefoil

Potentilla hookeriana Lehm.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Potentilla

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Hooker's cinquefoil: Potentilla hookeriana photographed in evening sun near the airport in Upernavik, Greenland . The species identification is not entirely certain. Leaves, which a
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Hooker's cinquefoil

Synonyms

  • Potentilla hookerana Lehm.
  • Potentilla nivea subsp. hookeriana (Lehm.) Hiitonen
  • Potentilla nivea var. hookeriana (Lehm.) Th.Wolf

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: 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.