Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
lindleyi
ID:
1014028

Status:
valid

Authors:
Greene

Source:
rjp

Year:
1887

Citation Micro:
Pittonia 1: 101 (1887)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001013366

Common Names

  • Lindley's Cinquefoil
  • Lindley's Potentilla
  • Lindley's Five-Finger

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Description

Potentilla lindleyi (also called Lindley's Cinquefoil, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe. It has a basal rosette of leaves with long petioles and yellow flowers. It grows in open meadows, grasslands, and along roadsides.

Uses & Benefits

Potentilla lindleyi is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant to treat various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Potentilla lindleyi 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 lindleyi is a perennial herb native to western North America. It is found in moist meadows, open woodlands, and along streams. It is easily grown from seed and can also be propagated from cuttings. The plant prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade. It is drought tolerant and can tolerate a wide range of soil types. It can be propagated by division in the spring or fall.

Where to Find Potentilla lindleyi

Potentilla lindleyi 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,