Potentilla plattensis Nuttall in J. Torrey and A. Gray (Q4026)

Flora Commons

accepted id

Potentilla plattensis Nuttall

taxon name

Potentilla plattensis

Nuttall

FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York.

taxon status

accepted

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taxon name

Potentilla plattensis

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taxon authority

Nuttall

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taxon rank

species

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taxon status

accepted

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common name

potentille de la rivière Platte (French)

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Platte River cinquefoil (English)

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low cinquefoil (English)

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Platte cinquefoil (English)

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VasCan taxon numeric id

8840

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distribution

CA-AB

establishment of distribution

present

native

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publication

Moss, E.H. 1983. Flora of Alberta. 2nd edition, revised by J.G. Packer. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 687 pp.

CA-MB

establishment of distribution

present

native

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publication

Manitoba Checklist, 2002

CA-NS

excluded

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CA-SK

establishment of distribution

present

native

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publication

Harms, V.L. 2006. Annotated catalogue of Saskatchewan vascular plants. http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/AnnotatedCatalogueSKVascPlants2006.pdf

CA-AB

Alta.

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CA-MB

Man.

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CA-NT

N.W.T.

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CA-SK

Sask.

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US-AZ

Ariz.

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US-CO

Colo.

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US-ID

Idaho

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US-MT

Mont.

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US-NM

N.Mex.

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US-ND

N.Dak.

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US-SD

S.Dak.

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US-UT

Utah

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US-WY

Wyo.

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Potentilla sect. Multijugae (Rydberg) A. Nelson in J. M. Coulter and A. Nelson

parent taxon

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

5365983

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

phenology

Flowering summer.

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taxon habitat

moist meadows

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streamsides

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reservoir margins

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elevation

300–2900 m

measurement range from

300 meter

measurement range to

2,900 meter

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special status

E

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F

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taxon description fragment

Plants rosetted to tufted;

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d0_s0

taproots fleshy-thickened.

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d0_s1

Stems initially decumbent to sometimes ascending, becoming prostrate or supported by vegetation, (0.3–) 0.5–3.5 (–4.5) dm, lengths 1.5–2.5 (–4) times basal leaves.

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d0_s2

Basal leaves pinnate with distal leaflets ± distinct, 2–15 (–20) × 1–3 cm;

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d0_s3

petiole 0.5–5 cm, straight hairs common, tightly appressed, 0.5 (–1) mm, stiff, cottony hairs absent, glands absent or sparse;

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d0_s4

primary lateral leaflets (3–) 4–6 (–8) per side, on distal (1/4–) 1/2–3/4 of leaf axis, overlapping to separate, largest ones obovate, 0.5–1.5 (–2) × 0.5–1 (–1.3) cm, distal (1/2–) 2/3 to whole margin pinnately incised 3/4+ to midvein, ultimate teeth 5–10, linear-oblanceolate, 1.5–8 (–10) × 1–2 mm, apical tufts less than 0.5 mm, surfaces green to grayish green, not glaucous, straight hairs sparse to common (sparser adaxially), tightly appressed, 0.5 mm, stiff, cottony hairs absent, glands absent or inconspicuous.

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d0_s5

Cauline leaves 1–3.

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d0_s6

Inflorescences (1–) 3–15 (–20) -flowered, loosely cymose, sometimes racemiform.

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d0_s7

Pedicels 1–4 (–5) cm, ± recurved in fruit.

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d0_s8

Flowers: epicalyx bractlets narrowly elliptic to linear-lanceolate, 2–5 (–6) × 0.5–2 mm;

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d0_s9

hypanthium 3–4 mm diam.;

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d0_s10

sepals 3–6 mm, apex acute;

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d0_s11

petals 4–7 × 3–6 mm;

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d0_s12

filaments 1–2.5 mm, anthers 0.5–1 mm, usually ± 1/2 as long as filaments;

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d0_s13

carpels 10–20, styles 1.5–2.5 mm.

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d0_s14

2n = 70.

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d0_s16

morphology statement

whole organism

arrangement

rosetted

tufted

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d0_s0

whole organism

plant

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d0_s0

decumbent

initially

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d0_s2

decumbent to sometimes

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d0_s2

ascending

sometimes

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d0_s2

prostrate

becoming

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d0_s2

supported by vegetation , (0.3-)0.5-3.5(-4.5) dm

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d0_s2

1.5-2.5(-4) times basal leaves

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d0_s2

pinnate

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d0_s3

atypical length

15

20

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d0_s3

2

15

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d0_s3

1

3

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d0_s3

leaf petiole

0.5

5

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d0_s4

absent

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d0_s4

sparse

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d0_s4

leaf petiole

1/2

2/3

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d0_s5

leaf petiole

3/4

?

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d0_s5

inflorescence palea margin

incised

pinnately

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d0_s5

absent

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d0_s5

prominence

inconspicuous

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d0_s5

1

3

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d0_s6

inflorescence

(1-)3-15(-20)-flowered

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d0_s7

inflorescence

cymose

loosely

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d0_s7

inflorescence

racemiform

sometimes

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d0_s7

inflorescence pedicel

atypical some measurement

4

5

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d0_s8

inflorescence pedicel

1

4

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d0_s8

inflorescence pedicel

recurved

more or less

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d0_s8

narrowly elliptic

linear-lanceolate

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d0_s9

atypical length

5

6

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d0_s9

2

5

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d0_s9

0.5

2

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d0_s9

inflorescence flower hypanthium

diameter

3

4

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d0_s10

inflorescence flower sepal

3

6

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d0_s11

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acute

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d0_s11

inflorescence flower petal

4

7

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower petal

3

6

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower androecium stamens filament

1

2.5

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d0_s13

inflorescence flower anther

0.5

1

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d0_s13

inflorescence flower anther

1/2

usually more or less; more or less

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d0_s13

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

1.5

2.5

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d0_s14

chromosome

70

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d0_s16

root taproot

size

fleshy-thickened

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d0_s1

fusion

distinct

more or less

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d0_s3

course

straight

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d0_s4

common

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d0_s4

fixation

appressed

tightly

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d0_s4

atypical some measurement

0.5

1

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d0_s4

0.5

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d0_s4

fragility

stiff

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d0_s4

pubescence

cottony

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d0_s4

absent

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d0_s4

atypical quantity

3

4

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d0_s5

atypical quantity

6

8

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d0_s5

4

6

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d0_s5

arrangement

overlapping

separate

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d0_s5

size

largest

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d0_s5

obovate

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d0_s5

atypical length

1.5

2

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d0_s5

0.5

1.5

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d0_s5

atypical width

1

1.3

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d0_s5

0.5

1

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d0_s5

course

straight

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d0_s5

sparse

common

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d0_s5

fixation

appressed

tightly

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d0_s5

0.5

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d0_s5

fragility

stiff

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d0_s5

pubescence

cottony

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d0_s5

absent

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d0_s5

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil carpel

10

20

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d0_s14

atypical some measurement

1.3

1.5

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d0_s16

1.5

1.9

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d0_s16

pubescence

relief

smooth

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d0_s16

carunculate

often more or less

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