Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
POTENTILLA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 495. 1753.
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TYPE: Potentilla reptans Linnaeus 1753. Lectotypified by Rydberg, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 22: 293. 1908.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potentilla indica | INDIAN STRAWBERRY | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Potentilla recta | SULPHUR CINQUEFOIL | Not Native | ||
| Potentilla reptans | CREEPING CINQUEFOIL | Not Native | ||
| Potentilla simplex | COMMON CINQUEFOIL | Native FACU (NWPL) |
Identification Key
1. Leaves mostly 3-foliolate; mature fruit red and succulent
1. Leaves mostly 5-7-foliolate; mature fruit green to brown, mostly dry
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2. Stem erect; leaflets linear-oblanceolate, toothed nearly throughout
2. Stem prostrate to erect; leaflets obovate, toothed in the upper two-thirds
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3. Plant primarily stoloniferous; larger leaflets 1-2 cm long
3. Plant primarily rhizomatous; larger leaflets 2-5 cm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentina Hill, Brit. Herbal 6. 1756. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Callionia | Callionia Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 238. 1906. | TYPE: Callonia canadensis (Linnaeus) Greene 1906. (Potentilla canadensis Linnaeus 1753.) Typified by Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 376. 1910. | |
| Chamaephyton | Chamaephyton Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 16: 371. 1868. | TYPE: Chamaephyton supinus (Linnaeus) Fourreau 1868. (Potentilla supina Linnaeus 1753.) | |
| Comarella | Comarella Rydberg, Monogr. N. Amer. Potentilleae 156, pl. 96, 97(1-5). 1898. | TYPE: Comarella multifoliata (Torrey) Rydberg 1898. (Horkelia multifoliata Torrey 1853.) | |
| Dactylophyllum | Dactylophyllum Spenner, Fl. Friburg 1084. 1829. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Dasiphora | Dasiphora Rafinesque, Autik. Bot. 167. 1840. | TYPE: Dasiphora riparia Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Potentilla fruticosa Linnaeus; Dasiphora fruticosa (Linnaeus) Rydberg) Lectotypified by Rydberg, Mem. Dept. Bot. Columbia Coll. 2: 188. 1898. | |
| Duchesnea | Duchesnea Smith, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 372. 1811. | TYPE: Duchesnea fragiformis Smith 1811, nom. illegit. (Fragaria indica Andrews 1807; Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Teschemacher 1835.) | |
| Fraga | Fraga Lapeyrouse, Hist. Pl. Pyrenees 287. 1813. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Fragariastrum | Fragariastrum (Seringe) Schur, Verh. Mitth. Siebenbuerg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4(Anhang): 23. 1853, non Heister ex Fabricius 1759. | BASIONYM: Potentilla Linnaeus, sect. Fragariastrum Seringe, in de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 583. 1825. | TYPE: Non designatus. |
| Fragariastrum | Fragariastrum Heister ex Fabricius, Enum. 64. 1759. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Horkelia | Horkelia Chamisso & Schlechtendal, Linnaea 2: 26. 1827. | TYPE: Horkelia californica Chamisso & Schlechtendal 1827. | |
| Horkeliella | Horkeliella (Rydberg) Rydberg, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 22: 282. 1908. | BASIONYM: Hoekelia Chamisso & Schlechtendal, subg. Horkeliella Rydberg, Monogr. N. Amer. Potentillaea 120, 123. 1898. | TYPE: Horkeliella purpurascens (S. Watson) Rydberg 1908. (Horkelia purpurascens S. Watson 1876.) |
| Ivesia | Ivesia Torrey & A. Gray, Pacif. Railr. Rep. 6(3): 72, pl. 11. 1858 ("1857"). | TYPE: Ivesia gordonii (Hooker) Torrey & A. Gray 1858. (Horkelia gordonii Hooker 1853.) Typified by Rydberg, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 22: 283. 1908. | |
| Lehmannia | Lehmannia Trattinnick, Rosac. Monogr. 4: 144. 1824, non Sprengel 1817. | TYPE: Lehmannia lignosa (Schlechtendal) Trattinnick (Potentilla lignosa Schlechtendal) = Trichothalamus Sprengel 1818, by lectotypification. | |
| Pentaphylloides | Pentaphylloides Duhamel du Monceau, Traite Arbr. Arbust. 2: 99, pl. 20. 1755. | TYPE: = Potentilla Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Pentaphyllum | Pentaphyllum Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 349, t. 73. 1788, non Hill 1756. | TYPE: Pentaphyllum norvegicum (Linnaeus) Gaertner (Potentilla norvegica Linnaeus) | |
| Pentaphyllum | Pentaphyllum Hill, Brit. Herbal 3. 1756. | TYPE: = Potentilla Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Potentilla | Potentilla Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 295. 1763, non Linnaeus 1753. | TYPE: = Tormentilla Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Potentillopsis | Potentillopsis Opiz, Lotos 7: 30. 1857. | TYPE: Potentilla pentandra Engelmann ex Torrey & A. Gray | |
| Quinquefolium | Quinquefolium Seguier, Pl. Veron. 3: 217. 1754. | TYPE: = Potentilla Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Tormentilla | Tormentilla Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 500. 1753. | TYPE: Tormentilla erecta Linnaeus Lectotypified by M. L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 159. 1929. | |
| Trichothalamus | Trichothalamus Sprengel, Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2. 2: 864. 1818. | TYPE: Trichothalamus lignosus (Schlechtendal) Lehmann (Potentilla lignosa Schlechtendal) Lectotypified by Lehmann, Nova Acta Phys.-Med Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 10: 585. 1821. | |
| Tridophyllum | Tridophyllum Necker ex Greene, Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 188. 1906. | TYPE: Tridophyllum monspeliense (Linnaeus) Necker ex Greene (Potentilla monspeliensis Linnaeus) | |
| Tylosperma | Tylosperma Botschantzeva, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Uzbeksk. SSR 13: 17. 1952. | TYPE: Tylosperma lignosum (Schlechtendal) Botschantzeva (Potentilla lignosa Schlechtendal) = Trichothalamus Sprengel 1818, by lectotypification. Substitute name for Lehmannia Trattinick 1824, non Sprengel 1817. |