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Sagebrush Cinquefoil

Potentilla johnstonii

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Nevada
Climate
temperate

About

Potentilla johnstonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name sagebrush cinquefoil. It is native to Nevada, where it has been collected from only one spot in the Quinn Canyon Range of Nye County.

This plant has been known for decades but herbarium specimens have been labeled a variety of Potentilla concinna. They are actually specimens of a separate species and the plant was described to science in 2006. The plant has stems about 15 centimeters long. The leaves are borne on hairy petioles. Each is made up of a few leaflets with toothed tips. The inflorescence contains up to 11 flowers with yellow petals each about half a centimeter long.

Other Potentilla plants

Potentilla californica · Potentilla clevelandii · Potentilla daucifolia · Potentilla rydbergii · Potentilla micheneri · Potentilla yadonii · Potentilla muirii · Potentilla paniculata · Potentilla pickeringii · Potentilla rhypara · Potentilla santolinoides · Potentilla webberi

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potentilla johnstonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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