Taxon Details

Potentilla pulcherrima

beautiful cinquefoil

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Taxon Summary:

Potentilla pulcherrima, commonly known as beautiful cinquefoil, is a perennial herb in the Rosaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Great Basin scrub, growing at elevations from 3010 to 3010 meters. Potentilla pulcherrima is ranked 2B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Potentilla pulcherrima Lehm.
Common Name: beautiful cinquefoil
Family:	Rosaceae
Element Code:	PDROS1B2P0
USDA Plants Symbol:	POPU9
Synonyms/Other Names: Potentilla gracilis Hook. var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) Fern.
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jul

Elevation:
3010 - 3010 meters
9875 - 9875 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known in CA from only one occurrence at Crooked Creek. Possibly threatened by erosion. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Rhodora 42:213 (1940) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	100 %
Grazing	1	100%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					1
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	1

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	1
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Idaho (ID), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blanco Mtn. (3711842)

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.

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