Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 01539 
Family Rosaceae 
Species Potentilla simplex Michx.
Common name "common cinquefoil"
Collector Information F. Billington  (s.n.)  22 June 1996 , with N. Maraj
Geography United States,  Michigan, Oakland County
Locality White Lake Township, Highland Recreation area, Haven Hill Lake, ca 0.5 miles S of M 59, along hiking trail, woody area. 
Ecology scrub-oak-maple-birch community; clay mixture soil. 

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Potentilla simplex Michx.

     Potentilla simplex var. argyrisma Fern.
     Potentilla simplex var. calvescens Fern.
     Potentilla simplex var. typica Fern.

Common Name(s): common cinquefoil, oldfield cinquefoil, oldfield fivefingers, spreading cinquefoil.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=24751, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Rosales
                                Family: Rosaceae
                                    Genus: Potentilla
                                        Species: Potentilla simplex
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 01539s1.jpg

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Links

Taxon Links for species Potentilla simplex  Michx.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Potentilla+simplex

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