Rosaceae
Beautiful cinquefoil
Potentilla pulcherrima
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Potentilla
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Beautiful cinquefoil, Soft cinquefoil, White-leaved cinquefoil, Whiteleaf cinquefoil
- Swedish
- Skönfingerört
Synonyms
- Pentaphyllum pulcherrimum (Lehm.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Potentilla camporum Rydb.
- Potentilla filipes Rydb.
- Potentilla gracilis var. filipes (Rydb.) B.Boivin
- Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) Fernald
- Potentilla hippiana var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) S.Watson
- Potentilla pensylvanica var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Potentilla pulcherrima var. communis Th.Wolf
- Potentilla pulcherrima var. condensata Th.Wolf
- Potentilla pulcherrima var. filipes (Rydb.) Th.Wolf
- Potentilla pulcherrima var. subpinnata Th.Wolf
- Potentilla pulcherrima var. wardii (Greene) Soják
- Potentilla wardii Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.