Taxon: Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Watson

Summary

Genus:

Potentilla

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Rosoideae

Tribe:

Potentilleae

Subtribe:

Potentillinae

Nomen number:

464489

Place of publication:

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8:557. 1873

Verified:

02/09/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (5 active, 4 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. (21 active accession[s])
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. elmeri (Rydb.) Jeps. (2 active accession[s])
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. flabelliformis (Lehm.) Nutt. (1 active accession[s])
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. gracilis (0 active accession[s])
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. nuttallii (Lehm.) E. Sheld. (0 active accession[s])
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. owyheensis Ertter & Mansfield (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
CalFlora Database Project. CalFlora: a botanical resource for California on the internet (on-line resource).
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Harms, V. L. 2003. Checklist of the vascular plants of Saskatchewan and the provincially and nationally rare native plants in Saskatchewan

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	slender cinquefoil			1	CalFlora Database Project. CalFlora: a botanical resource for California on the internet (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	Harms, V. L. 2003. Checklist of the vascular plants of Saskatchewan and the provincially and nationally rare native plants in Saskatchewan

Native
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Nevada, Utah]

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Harms, V. L. 2003. Checklist of the vascular plants of Saskatchewan and the provincially and nationally rare native plants in Saskatchewan

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464489. Accessed 14 April 2026.