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Potentilla argentea

Silvery Cinquefoil

GNRUnranked Found in 22 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149102

Element CodePDROS1B050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPotentilla

Other Common Names

Potentille argentée (FR) Silver Cinquefoil (EN) silver cinquefoil (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 9, 2014) does not recognize distinct varieties in Potentilla argentea.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Wyoming	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (22)

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
West Meadow Creek	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	115,949

Montana (11)

Area	Forest	Acres
Allan Mountain (01946)	Bitterroot National Forest	104,184
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan	Lolo National Forest	118,485
Big Baldy	Lewis and Clark National Forest	43,135
Bmss Ra 1485	Flathead National Forest	334,275
Hoodoo	Lolo National Forest	105,162
Jerico Mountain	Helena National Forest	8,445
Lazyman Gulch	Helena National Forest	11,614
Lionhead	Gallatin National Forest	33,549
North Absaroka	Custer National Forest	21,063
Red Lodge Creek Hellroaring	Custer National Forest	17,210
Reservation Divide	Lolo National Forest	16,908

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110
Wild River	White Mountain National Forest	46,878

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheyenne	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	14,537

Washington (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cougar Mountain	Colville National Forest	4,525
Jackson Creek	Okanogan National Forest	7,791
Jackson Creek	Colville National Forest	3,003
Long Swamp	Okanogan National Forest	66,344

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
Little Goose	Bighorn National Forest	25,558

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.