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Potentilla gracilis (Slender Cinquefoil)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Potentilla gracilis, known as slender cinquefoil or graceful cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil. Named varieties are: \n* Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri (Rydb.) Jeps. – combleaf cinquefoil \n* Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis (Lehm.) Nutt.
View Wikipedia Record: Potentilla gracilis

Infraspecies

Potentilla gracilis typica
Potentilla gracilis var. brunnescens
Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata (slender cinquefoil) (Attributes)
Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis (slender cinquefoil)
Potentilla gracilis var. hippianoides
Potentilla gracilis var. owyheensis

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Screening - Summer [2]  Porous
Screening - Winter [2]  Porous
Bloom Period [2]  Early Summer
Drought Tolerance [2]  Medium
Fire Tolerance [2]  None
Frost Free Days [2]  3 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Fall
Growth Form [2]  Multiple Stem
Growth Period [2]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [2]  Moderate
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Bare Root, Seed
Regrowth Rate [2]  Slow
Root Depth [2]  3.937 inches (10 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Seed Vigor [2]  Medium
Seeds Per [2]  1711695 / lb (3773644 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Erect
Structure [3]  Herb
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Flower Color [2]  Yellow
Foliage Color [2]  Gray-Green
Fruit Color [2]  Black
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [2]  28 inches (0.7 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 2 Low Temperature: -50 F° (-45.6 C°) → -40 F° (-40 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [2]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [2]  Infertile
Water Use [2]  Low

Protected Areas

Predators

Pyrgus ruralis (Two-banded Checkered Skipper)[4]

Providers

Pollinated by 
Bombus balteatus (Golden-belted Bumble Bee)[5]
Sphecodes sophiae[5]
Villa hypomelas[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 5Clements, R. E., and F. L. Long. 1923, Experimental pollination. An outline of the ecology of flowers and insects. Washington, D.C., USA, Carnegie Institute of Washington.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0