Potentilla furcata

A. E. Porsild

Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 121: 224, plate 18. 1951.

Common names: Forked cinquefoil
Endemic
Synonyms: Potentilla hookeriana var. furcata (A. E. Porsild) Hultén P. rubricaulis var. furcata (A. E. Porsild) Soják
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 208. Mentioned on page 200, 207.

Caudex branches usually not sheathed with marcescent whole leaves. Stems ascending to erect, (0.5–) 1–3 dm. Basal leaves often both ternate and palmate on same plant, sometimes subpalmate, 4–10 cm; petiole 2.5–8 cm, long hairs common to abundant, loosely appressed to ascending-spreading, 1–2 mm, weak to ± stiff, ± verrucose, short and/or crisped hairs sparse to abundant, cottony hairs absent, glands sparse to common; leaflets 3–5, proximalmost separated by 0 (–2) mm, central oblong to obovate, 1.4–2.5 (–5) × 0.6–1.3 (–2) cm, petiolules 1–3 (–5) mm, distal 2/3–3/4 of margin incised 1/2–3/4+ to midvein, teeth 3–5 per side, 3.5–6 mm, apical tufts 0.5–1 mm, abaxial surfaces grayish white to white, long hairs common to abundant, cottony-crisped hairs usually dense, short hairs and glands absent or obscured, adaxial green to grayish green, long hairs sparse to common, 0.5–1 (–1.5) mm, ± stiff, short and/or crisped hairs sparse to common, sometimes abundant, cottony hairs absent, glands sparse to abundant. Cauline leaves 1–3. Inflorescences 7–12 (–20) -flowered, ± open, branch angle 5–30 (–50) °. Pedicels (0.5–) 1–2 cm, proximal to 3 cm. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–3.5 × 0.6–1 mm; hypanthium 2.5–3.5 mm diam.; sepals 2.5–4 mm, apex subacute to acute, glands ± common, usually not obscured; petals pale-yellow, not overlapping, 3–5 (–6) × 3–4 (–5) mm, slightly longer than sepals; filaments 0.8–1.8 mm, anthers 0.4 mm; carpels 30–60, styles 0.7–0.9 mm. Achenes 1.2 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Sandy bluffs, dry riverbanks, limestone outcrops, grassy openings in dry forests, dry mountain slopes
Elevation: 100–2400 m

Discussion

Potentilla furcata is a characteristic species of the steppe bluffs of interior and south-central Alaska, Yukon, and northern British Columbia, mainly within the unglaciated Beringian region. It differs from P. rubricaulis in having less open inflorescences, smaller flowers, narrower petals, more papillae on styles, and denser glands on epicalyx and calyx.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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green +  and gray +
not glaucous +  and cottony +
grayish white +  and white +
not glaucous +  and cottony +
smooth +  and faintly rugose +
green +  and grayish green +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
subacute;acute +
Reidar Elven +  and Barbara Ertter +
A. E. Porsild +
subpalmate +, palmate +  and ternate +
opposite +  and alternate +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Rubricaules +
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 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
oblong +  and obovate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +
Forked cinquefoil +
B.C. +, Yukon +  and Alaska. +
not +  and aggregated +
100–2400 m +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 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 />) +
common;sparse;abundant +
cottony-crisped +
Sandy bluffs, dry riverbanks, limestone outcrops, grassy openings in dry forests, dry mountain slopes +
stoloniferous +  and short-rhizomatous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
straight +
stiff +, weak +  and more or less stiff +
loosely appressed +  and ascending-spreading +
abundant +, sparse +  and common +
verrucose +
crisped +  and cottony-crisped +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 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 />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
0.5mm;2.5mm +
turbinate +, patelliform +  and cupulate +
open +  and 7-12(-20)-flowered +
crassinucellate +
bipinnate +, odd-pinnate +, subpalmate +, palmate +  and ternate +
opposite +  and alternate +
marcescent +
well-developed +
persistent +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
oblanceolate +  and obovate oblong or elliptic +
linear +  and oblanceolate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
1/2 (?) +  and 3/4 (?) +
inferior +  and superior +
clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
not overlapping +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
pale-yellow +
free +  and distinct +
slightly longer +
obcordate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
1/2 +  and 3/4 +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
ternate +, usually palmate +  and subpalmate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada +
not arillate +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
erect +  and spreading +
lanceolate +  and broadly ovate or deltate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
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 +, less columnar +  and tapered +
rough-thickened +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
Potentilla hookeriana var. furcata +  and P. rubricaulis var. furcata +
not fleshy-thickened +
Potentilla furcata +
Potentilla sect. Rubricaules +
species +
3 (?) +  and 5 (?) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
enlarged +
biennial +, annual +  and perennial +
herb +  and matted +