Taxon Details

Potentilla hickmanii

Hickman's cinquefoil

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Taxon Summary:

Potentilla hickmanii, commonly known as Hickman's cinquefoil, is a perennial herb in the Rosaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Closed-cone coniferous forest, Coastal bluff scrub, Marshes and swamps (freshwater), and Meadows and seeps (vernally mesic), growing at elevations from 10 to 149 meters. Potentilla hickmanii is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Aug
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Elevation:
10 - 149 meters
35 - 490 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal bluff scrub
  • Closed-cone coniferous forest
  • Meadows and seeps (vernally mesic)
  • Marshes and swamps (freshwater)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Seriously threatened by urbanization, recreational activities, non-native grasses, grazing, and the proposed Devil's Slide Bypass highway project. Collections from SON Co. are actually P. uliginosa. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 29:77-78 (1902) for original description, and Fremontia 21(1):25-29 (1993) and 24(1):3-11 (1996) for species accounts.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 7
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 4 100 %
THREAT LIST:
Foot traffic/trampling 2 50%
Development 2 50%
Erosion/runoff 1 25%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 1 25%
Non-native plant impacts 1 25%
Total Occurrences: 4
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 1 1 0 2 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 2
Recent <=20 Years 2
Presence:
Presumed Extant 2
Possibly Extirpated 1
Presumed Extirpated 1
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Monterey (MNT), San Mateo (SMT)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Montara Mountain (3712254), Monterey (3612158)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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