Potentilla millefolia

Rydberg

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 433, plate 277, figs. 1–5. 1896.

Common names: Feather or many-leaved or Klamath cinquefoil
EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Potentilla klamathensis Rydberg P. millefolia var. klamathensis (Rydberg) Jepson P. plattensis var. klamathensis (Rydberg) Jepson P. plattensis var. millefolia (Rydberg) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 174. Mentioned on page 169, 171, 175.
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Plants ± rosetted; taproots fleshy-thickened. Stems usually prostrate, sometimes ± decumbent, 0.4–2 (–3) dm, lengths 1–2 times basal leaves. Basal leaves pinnate with distal leaflets ± confluent, 2–15 (–20) × 1–3 cm; petiole 0.5–2 (–3) cm, straight hairs sparse to abundant, appressed to spreading, 0.5–1.5 mm, stiff, cottony hairs absent, glands absent or sparse; primary lateral leaflets (3–) 5–13 per side, on distal 2/3–3/4+ of leaf axis, separate to overlapping, largest ones cuneate to flabellate, 0.5–1.5 (–2) × 0.5–2 cm, distal 2/3 to whole margin palmately or unevenly, rarely pinnately, incised 2/3 to completely to midvein, ultimate teeth or segments (1–) 2–10, linear to broadly oblanceolate, 2–10 × (0.5–) 1–2 mm, apical tufts to 1 mm, surfaces green to grayish green, not glaucous, straight hairs sparse to abundant, appressed to spreading, 0.5–1.5 (–2) mm, stiff, cottony hairs absent, glands sparse to common. Cauline leaves (0–) 1–2. Inflorescences 3–6 (–10) -flowered, loosely cymose, sometimes racemiform. Pedicels (0.5–) 1–2 (–4.5) cm, ± recurved in fruit. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets ± elliptic, 2–4 (–6) × 1–2 (–2.5) mm; hypanthium 3–6 mm diam.; sepals 4–6 (–8) mm, apex acute; petals 4–8 (–10) × 3–7 (–9) mm; filaments 2–3.5 mm, anthers 0.7–1 mm; carpels 10–30, styles (1.5–) 2–3 mm. Achenes 1.5–2 mm, smooth, often ± carunculate.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Vernally to permanently wet meadows, moist openings in conifer forests and sagebrush, alkaline flats
Elevation: 700–2200 m

Discussion

Potentilla millefolia occurs from central Oregon to the east side of the Sierra Nevada of California, with a disjunct occurrence on the alkaline flats of Reese River Valley, Nevada. Significant variation occurs in vestiture type, leaflet dissection, and flower size, but with minimal geographic correlation. The most distinctive variant, represented by the type of P. klamathensis, has relatively long, slender, spreading, pustule-based hairs, often intermixed with shorter hairs. This vestiture type does not appear to be correlated with any other characters or geographic distribution and may vary within a population.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Potentilla millefolia"
smooth +  and faintly rugose +
1.5mm +  and 2mm +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Barbara Ertter +
Rydberg +
compound +  and simple +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Multijugae +
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 +
Feather or many-leaved or Klamath cinquefoil +
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
not +  and aggregated +
700–2200 m +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 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 />) +
sparse;common +
Vernally to permanently wet meadows, moist openings in conifer forests and sagebrush, alkaline flats +
stoloniferous +  and short-rhizomatous +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
straight +
sparse +  and dense +
appressed +  and spreading +
sparse +  and abundant +
crisped +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
not differentiated +
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 />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.5mm;2.5mm +
turbinate +, patelliform +  and cupulate +
racemiform +, cymose +  and 3-6(-10)-flowered +
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 oblong cuneate flabellate or elliptic +
linear +  and oblanceolate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
revolute toothed +  and divided +
inferior +  and superior +
clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
free +  and distinct +
obcordate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
separate +  and overlapping +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (32 cm320 mm <br />0.32 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
often not much longer +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
not arillate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
erect +  and spreading +
lanceolate +  and broadly ovate or deltate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
free +  and distinct +
not rooting +
reddish +  and green +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
prostrate to decumbent +
1 +  and many +
not flagelliform +
palmate +  and pinnate +
linear;ovate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
deciduous +
distinct +
subapical +
papillate-swollen +  and filiform +
rough-thickened +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
green +  and grayish green +
not glaucous +
Potentilla klamathensis +, P. millefolia var. klamathensis +, P. plattensis var. klamathensis +  and P. plattensis var. millefolia +
fleshy-thickened +
Potentilla millefolia +
Potentilla sect. Multijugae +
species +
1 (?) +  and 5 (?) +
inconspicuous +
enlarged +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
biennial +, annual +  and perennial +