Species Details

Potentilla rimicola

cliff cinquefoil

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Photo of Potentilla rimicola
© 2005 US Forest Service
Photo of Potentilla rimicola
© 2015 Keir Morse
Photo of Potentilla rimicola
© 2015 Keir Morse
Scientific Name:
Potentilla rimicola (Munz & Jtn.) B. Ertter
Common Name:
cliff cinquefoil
Family: Rosaceae
Element Code: PDROS1B2G0
USDA Plants Symbol: PORI7
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2
State Rank:
S1
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 1994-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Sep
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Elevation:
2400 - 2800 meters
7875 - 9185 feet
General Habitats:
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Granitic
  • Rocky
Notes:
Known in CA approximately five occurrences in the San Jacinto Mtns. Possibly threatened by recreational activities. See Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 24:18 (1925) for original description, and Phytologia 71(5):420-422 (1991) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 1
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 13 %
THREAT LIST:
Foot traffic/trampling 1 12%
Total Occurrences: 8
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 1 0 0 0 7
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 4
Recent <=20 Years 4
Presence:
Presumed Extant 8
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Jacinto Peak (3311676)
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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