Potentilla glaucophylla var. perdissecta

(Rydberg) Soják

Thaiszia 16: 49. 2006.

Conservation concernEndemic
Basionym: Potentilla perdissecta Rydberg in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 327. 1908
Synonyms: P. diversifolia var. perdissecta (Rydberg) C. L. Hitchcock
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 153. Mentioned on page 152, 181.

Stems 0.5–2 dm. Basal leaves palmate to subpalmate; distal 1/2–2/3 of leaflet margins incised 3/4+ to midvein, undivided medial blade 1.5–3 mm wide, teeth linear to narrowly oblong.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Edges of meadows, dry gravelly flats and slopes, in montane to subalpine conifer woodlands, mixed grassland communities in alpine tundra
Elevation: 1500–3000 m

Distribution

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Alta., Idaho, Mont., Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety perdissecta is confined to the northern Rocky Mountains of extreme southwestern Alberta, south into eastern Idaho, western Montana, and western Wyoming. The variety is also reported from Okanogan County, Washington. Apparent intergradation occurs with pinnate-leaved Potentilla ovina var. decurrens (sect. Multijugae).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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stiff +  and weak +
1.2mm +  and 1.6mm +
stiff +  and weak +
glaucous +  and hairy +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
acute;short acuminate +
Barbara Ertter +  and James L. Reveal +
(Rydberg) Soják +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
papillate-swollen +
Potentilla perdissecta +
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 +
Alta. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
not +  and aggregated +
1500–3000 m +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and elliptic +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 />) +
inconspicuous +
sparse;sparse +
Edges of meadows, dry gravelly flats and slopes, in montane to subalpine conifer woodlands, mixed grassland communities in alpine tundra +
stoloniferous +  and short-rhizomatous +
blue-green +, green +  and grayish +
straight +
weak +  and more or less stiff +
abundant +, sparse +  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 />) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.5mm;2.5mm +
turbinate +, patelliform +  and cupulate +
2-10(-20)-flowered +
crassinucellate +
bipinnate +, odd-pinnate +, subpalmate +, palmate +  and ternate +
opposite +  and alternate +
stiff +  and weak +
marcescent +
well-developed +
persistent +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
cuneate +  and obovate +
smaller +  and largest +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
linear +  and oblanceolate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
blue-green +, green +  and grayish +
stiff +  and weak +
Nearly (?) +, 1/2 (?) +, 1/3 (?) +  and 1/2-2/3 (?) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
blue-green +, green +  and grayish +
stiff +  and weak +
inferior +  and superior +
clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
bright-yellow +
free +  and distinct +
5mm;10mm +
usually longer +
obcordate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Flowering summer. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
subpinnate +, palmate +  and subpalmate +
not flagelliform +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
not arillate +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
erect +  and spreading +
lanceolate +  and broadly ovate or deltate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
stiff +  and weak +
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
free +  and distinct +
not rooting +
reddish +  and green +
1 +  and many +
not flagelliform +
palmate +  and pinnate +
linear;ovate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
deciduous +
distinct +
subapical +
filiform +
rough-thickened +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
blue-green +, green +  and grayish +
stiff +  and weak +
incised +, flat +  and more or less revolute +
P. diversifolia var. perdissecta +
not fleshy-thickened +
Potentilla glaucophylla var. perdissecta +
Potentilla glaucophylla +
variety +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
blue-green +, green +  and grayish +
stiff +  and weak +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
linear +  and narrowly oblong +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
enlarged +
biennial +, annual +  and perennial +
herb +  and matted +