Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
webberi
ID:
992361

Status:
valid

Authors:
(A.Gray) Greene

Source:
rjp

Year:
1887

Citation Micro:
Pittonia 1: 105 (1887)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000991699

Common Names

  • Webberi Cinquefoil
  • Webberi Five-finger
  • Webberi Silverweed

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Description

Potentilla webberi (also called Webber's Cinquefoil, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to Europe and Asia. It grows in grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands. It has bright yellow flowers and deeply divided leaves.

Uses & Benefits

Potentilla webberi 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 webberi 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 webberi is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial that is native to the western United States. It has small, yellow flowers and is often used as a groundcover in rock gardens. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil and is drought tolerant. Propagation is best done by division in spring or by cuttings taken in late spring or early summer.

Where to Find Potentilla webberi

Potentilla webberi 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:209580-2: Based on the initial data import