Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
regeliana
ID:
986179

Status:
valid

Authors:
Th.Wolf

Source:
rjp

Year:
1908

Citation Micro:
Biblioth. Bot. 16(71): 413 (1908)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000985517

Common Names

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

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Description

Potentilla regeliana (also called 'Regel's Cinquefoil', among many other common names) is a species of Potentilla native to western North America from British Columbia to California. It is a shrub growing to 1–2 m tall, with pinnate leaves with 3-7 leaflets. The flowers are white, 1–2 cm diameter, with five petals. It grows in dry, open woods and meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Potentilla regeliana is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and its fruits are edible.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flowers of Potentilla regeliana are yellow, and the seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a single, oval-shaped cotyledon and two small, pointed leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Potentilla regeliana is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that is native to Europe and Asia. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is by division in spring or by seed. Division should be done every 2-3 years to keep the plant vigorous.

Where to Find Potentilla regeliana

Potentilla regeliana can be found in the alpine meadows of the Caucasus Mountains in Russia.

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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