Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Potentilla rivalis Nuttall
(Brook Cinquefoil)

Family: Rosaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Potentilla leucocarpa Rydberg
Potentilla millegrana Engelmann
Potentilla rivalis Nuttall var. millegrana (Engelmann) S. Watson

Potentilla rivalis is an annual or biennial yellow flowered cinquefoil found in moist ground near lakes or streams. It is herbaceous with a terminal style. The leaves are mostly three foliate and there are 10 stamens. The branches are spreading.
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Potentilla rivalis, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Kelly Kindscher, Quemado Lake, Aug. 11, 2009



Potentilla rivalis, closeup, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Kelly Kindscher, Quemado Lake, Aug. 11, 2009


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