Potentilla nivea | snow cinquefoil

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snow cinquefoil Rose Family
Potentilla nivea Rosaceae
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common names
  snow cinquefoil
  snowy cinquefoil
accepted scientific name
  Potentilla nivea L.
rules for finding collection records
  Potentilla nivea (331)
  Potentilla prostrata floccosa (3)
  exclude Potentilla nivea dissecta
  exclude Potentilla nivea pentaphylla
family name
  Rosaceae

Image Author: ©2003 Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors:

Flower size is .4 to .6 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Basal
Plant Observed beginning of June thru 1st week of September

How Likely at this Location (16%)

Name Match (100%)

Plant Showiness (45%)

Links to Plant Descriptions WTU Herbarium (7) E-Flora BC eFloras.org Washington Natural Heritage Montana Field Guide Canadian Artic Flora (6) USDA PLANTS profile Lady Bird Johnson Alpine Garden Soc.	Links to Plant Photos SW Colorado Wildflowers (9) Wikimedia Commons (2) Cal Photos (3)	Where the plant has been found credits
Habitat where plant was found Alpine Rocky Meadow		Elevation (feet) vs. Time of Observation (Flowering) credits