Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
bolanderi
ID:
992339

Status:
valid

Authors:
(A.Gray) Greene

Source:
rjp

Year:
1887

Citation Micro:
Pittonia 1: 103 (1887)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000991677

Common Names

  • Bolanderi Cinquefoil
  • Bolanderi Five-finger
  • Bolanderi Silverweed

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Description

Potentilla bolanderi (also called Bolander's cinquefoil, Bolander's five-finger, and Bolander's silverweed, among many other common names) is a perennial herb native to the southwestern United States. It has small, yellow flowers and deeply divided, compound leaves. It grows in dry, rocky areas and sagebrush steppes.

Uses & Benefits

Potentilla bolanderi is a popular ornamental plant used in gardens and parks. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat skin allergies, wounds, and inflammation.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Potentilla bolanderi is a small, yellow, 5-petaled flower. The seed is a small, black, shiny seed. The seedlings are small, green, and have small, round leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Potentilla bolanderi is a perennial plant that can be propagated by division in spring or by seed. The seeds should be sown in spring in a cold frame and the seedlings transplanted when they are large enough to handle. Division can be done in spring or autumn. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil.

Where to Find Potentilla bolanderi

Potentilla bolanderi is native to the western United States and Canada. It can be found in meadows and open woodlands.

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,

References

Asa Gray (1810-1888): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'A.Gray' in the authors string.
Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Greene' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209043-2: Based on the initial data import