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Rosaceae

Colorado cinquefoil

Potentilla subjuga Rydb.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Potentilla

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Common names

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English
Colorado cinquefoil

Synonyms

  • Potentilla concinna var. rubripes (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc.
  • Potentilla minutifolia Rydb.
  • Potentilla osterhoutiana Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla rubripes Rydb.
  • Potentilla rubripes var. minutifolia (Rydb.) Th.Wolf

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
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.