Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
wrangelliana
ID:
1132387

Status:
valid

Authors:
Fisch. & Avé-Lall.

Source:
tro

Year:
1841

Citation Micro:
Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 7: 54. 1841 [Jan 1841]

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001131725

Common Names

  • Wrangell Cinquefoil
  • Wrangell Five-finger
  • Wrangell Fivefinger

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Description

Potentilla wrangelliana (also called Wrangell Cinquefoil, among many other common names) is a perennial herb native to Alaska and northern Canada. It grows up to 0.5 m tall and has palmately compound leaves with five leaflets. Its yellow flowers appear in the summer and are often used in ornamental gardens. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun.

Uses & Benefits

Potentilla wrangelliana is used as an ornamental plant and can be used as a windbreak. It is also used in traditional medicine.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flowers of Potentilla wrangelliana are yellow, with five petals and five sepals. The seeds are small, black, and oval-shaped. The seedlings are small and have a single stem with two leaves.

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Where to Find Potentilla wrangelliana

Potentilla wrangelliana is native to Alaska and can be found in moist, shady areas.

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

The Plant List v1.1 record tro-27802807: Based on the initial data import
Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782-1854): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Fisch.' in the authors string.
Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant (1803-1867): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Avé-Lall.' in the authors string.