Potentilla inclinata

Villars

Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 3: 567, plate 45 [bottom left]. 1788.

Common names: Ashy cinquefoil potentille inclinée
Introduced
Synonyms: Potentilla canescens Besser P. intermedia var. canescens (Besser) Ruprecht
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 145. Mentioned on page 143, 144.

Stems ascending to erect, (1–) 1.5–5 dm. Basal leaves palmate. Cauline leaves 3–9, proximal ones 5–10 (–14) cm; proximal petioles 2–6 (–8) cm, long hairs sparse to common, spreading to loosely appressed, 1.5–3 mm, soft to weak, short or crisped hairs abundant, cottony hairs mostly absent, glands sparse to common, usually obscured; leaflets 5–7, central one usually ± oblanceolate, (1.5–) 2–5 × 0.5–1.5 cm, margins flat or ± revolute, distal (1/2–) 3/4+ usually evenly incised 1/2 to midvein, teeth 4–6 (–10) per side, surfaces ± dissimilar, abaxial grayish to gray-green, long hairs sparse to common (especially on veins), 1–2.5 mm, soft to weak, short or crisped hairs ± abundant, sometimes sparse, cottony hairs absent, glands ± sparse (usually obscured), adaxial long hairs usually sparse, sometimes absent, 1–2 mm, short hairs absent or sparse, crisped and cottony hairs absent, glands absent or sparse. Inflorescences 10–50+-flowered. Pedicels 0.3–1.5 (–3) cm. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets lanceolate or elliptic to oblong, 3–6 × 1–1.5 mm, length ± 1 times sepals; sepals 3.5–6.5 mm, apex acute to acuminate; petals 4–7 (–8) × 4–5 (–6) mm; filaments 0.8–2.5 mm, anthers (0.5–) 0.8–1.2 mm; carpels 80–100+, styles 0.8–1.1 mm, scarcely papillate-swollen proximally. Achenes 1 mm, lightly rugose. 2n = 14, 28, 35, 42, 84 (Eurasia).


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Dry waste places, along roadsides, ditches, other open sites, in grasslands, oak and conifer woodlands
Elevation: 0–2200 m

Distribution

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Introduced; B.C., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ariz., Conn., Ind., Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Vt., Va., Wash., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia

Discussion

In addition to the characters given in the key, Potentilla inclinata in the flora area tends to have narrower leaflets, more compact inflorescences with fewer flowers, and more coarsely hairy epicalyx bractlets and sepals than P. intermedia. The species is currently becoming more common in western North America.

The name Potentilla inclinata has been conserved over P. assurgens Villars (T. Gregor et al. 2009).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Potentilla inclinata"
84 +, 42 +, 35 +, 28 +  and 14 +
grayish +  and gray-green +
green +  and white +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
acute;acuminate +
Barbara Ertter +  and James L. Reveal +
Villars +
opposite +  and alternate +
Terminales +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
less cordate or reniform +  and narrowly elliptic +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
reduced +
free +  and distinct +
hairy +  and glabrous +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Ashy cinquefoil +  and potentille inclinée +
B.C. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ariz. +, Conn. +, Ind. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +  and Eurasia +
not +  and aggregated +
0–2200 m +
elliptic +  and oblong +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
not +  and aggregated +
deciduous +
on style scar +, hairy +  and glabrous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br />) +
crisped-cottony +  and cottony +
sparse;sparse;common +
short-crisped +
Dry waste places, along roadsides, ditches, other open sites, in grasslands, oak and conifer woodlands +
stoloniferous +  and short-rhizomatous +
straight +
spreading +  and loosely appressed +
sparse +, abundant +  and common +
crisped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.5mm;2.5mm +
turbinate +, patelliform +  and cupulate +
crassinucellate +
bipinnate +, odd-pinnate +, subpalmate +, palmate +  and ternate +
opposite +  and alternate +
marcescent +
well-developed +
persistent +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
not +  and overlapping +
oblanceolate +  and obovate +
linear +  and oblanceolate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
1/2 (?) +  and 3/4 (?) +
incised +, revolute +  and flat +
inferior +  and superior +
clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
free +  and distinct +
shorter to more more or less longer +
obovate;cuneate-obcordate +
shorter to more +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Flowering summer. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
ternate +  and palmate +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Hist. Pl. Dauphiné +
not arillate +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
erect +  and spreading +
lanceolate +  and broadly ovate or deltate +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
Introduced +
free +  and distinct +
not rooting +
reddish +  and green +
ascending +  and erect +
1 +  and many +
not flagelliform +
palmate +  and pinnate +
linear;ovate +
deciduous +
distinct +
subapical +
papillate-swollen +
rough-thickened +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
Potentilla canescens +  and P. intermedia var. canescens +
not fleshy-thickened +
Potentilla inclinata +
Potentilla sect. Terminales +
species +
4 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
inconspicuous +
enlarged +
tufted +  and rosetted +
biennial +, annual +  and perennial +
herb +  and matted +