Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
aperta
ID:
1014158

Status:
valid

Authors:
J.T.Howell

Source:
rjp

Year:
1962

Citation Micro:
Leafl. W. Bot. 9: 239 (1962)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001013496

Common Names

  • Open Cinquefoil
  • Potentilla aperta
  • Open Five-Finger

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Description

Potentilla aperta (also called Open Cinquefoil, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. It typically grows in meadows, pastures, and grassy places, often in calcareous soils.

Uses & Benefits

Potentilla aperta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Potentilla aperta is a yellow-green, five-petaled bloom. The seed is a small, dark brown nutlet. The seedling is a small, green plant with a single stem and two leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Potentilla aperta is a perennial herb that can be propagated by seed or division. It prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil. It is hardy to USDA zones 4-8.

Where to Find Potentilla aperta

Potentilla aperta can be found in the western United States and Canada, growing in dry woods, meadows, and open hillsides.

Species in the Potentilla genus

Potentilla semiargentea, Potentilla alpicola, Potentilla praecox, Potentilla johanniniana, Potentilla pindicola, Potentilla taurica, Potentilla hispanica, Potentilla silesiaca, Potentilla conferta, Potentilla rigoana, Potentilla rhenana, Potentilla argenteaeformis, Potentilla siemersiana, Potentilla pseudosimulatrix, Potentilla recta, Potentilla macrosepala, Potentilla leuconota, Potentilla argyrophylla, Potentilla bruceae, Potentilla arbuscula, Potentilla grandiflora, Potentilla virgata, Potentilla incana, Potentilla tommasiniana, Potentilla bornmuelleri, Potentilla sommerfeltii, Potentilla glaucescens, Potentilla potaninii, Potentilla indica, Potentilla taronensis, Potentilla multiceps, Potentilla plumosa, Potentilla pendula, Potentilla angustiloba, Potentilla granulosa, Potentilla crenulata, Potentilla xizangensis, Potentilla subdigitata, Potentilla limprichtii, Potentilla discolor, Potentilla sischanensis, Potentilla tanacetifolia, Potentilla parvifolia, Potentilla moorcroftii, Potentilla imbricata, Potentilla eriocarpa, Potentilla inquinans, Potentilla cardotiana, Potentilla hypoleuca, Potentilla multicaulis,

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,

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