Rosaceae
Potentilla
Potentilla gracilis

Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S.Watson

First published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 557 (1873)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Subarctic America to W. & W. Central U.S.A. and Mexico (N. Baja California). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Mexico Northwest, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] K000762581 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Hansen, G. [1946], California K000762595 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.], Northern America K000442166 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Gordon [s.n.], Nebraska K000762622 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Douglas [s.n.], USA K000618209 syntype Yes
Geyer, C.A. [119], USA K000762623 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0