Potentilla sanguinea

Rydberg in N. L. Britton et al.

in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 324. 1908.

Common names: Flagstaff cinquefoil
Conservation concernEndemic
Synonyms: Potentilla thurberi var. sanguinea (Rydberg) Kearney & Peebles
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 149. Mentioned on page 150.

Stems 3–7 (–10) dm. Basal leaves ± subpalmate, sometimes palmate, (4–) 6–15 (–21) cm; petiole (2–) 4–10 (–15) cm, long hairs sparse to abundant, spreading to weakly appressed, 0.5–2 (–3) mm, weak to ± stiff, glands sparse to abundant; leaflets (5–) 7, on less than distal 1/10 (1–5 [–10] mm) of leaf axis, central one 1–6 (–7) × 1–2 (–3) cm, petiolules 0 (–6) mm, distal 1/2–3/4 (sometimes nearly whole), margin incised 1/5 or less to midvein, teeth 4–10 (–15) per side, 1–2 (–3) mm, teeth apex ± obtuse, surfaces ± similar, abaxial green, straight hairs sparse to abundant, especially on veins, 0.5–1.5 mm, cottony hairs absent, glands ± sparse or absent, adaxial slightly paler green, hairs shorter and sparser. Cauline leaves: stipules usually entire. Inflorescences (4–) 8–40 (–70) -flowered. Pedicels 0.3–2 cm. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets lanceolate-elliptic, 3.5–8 × 1–1.5 (–2) mm; sepals 4–8 (–10) mm, apex acuminate; petals dark reddish proximally, reddish orange distally, (3.5–) 5–9 × 5–10 mm; filaments 1.5–2.5 mm, anthers 0.8 mm; carpels 30–40, styles 2–3 mm. Achenes 1.5–2 mm, lightly rugose.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Moist forest settings in oak and conifer woodlands
Elevation: 2100–2200 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Potentilla sanguinea is known only from south and east of Flagstaff, Coconino County. The species may be a hybrid between P. thurberi var. thurberi and P. hippiana or another member of sect. Leucophyllae that occurs sympatrically.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Potentilla sanguinea"
1.5mm +  and 2mm +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
acuminate +
Barbara Ertter +  and James L. Reveal +
Rydberg in N. L. Britton et al. +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (21 cm210 mm <br />0.21 m <br />) +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Rubrae +
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 +
Flagstaff cinquefoil +
not +  and aggregated +
2100–2200 m +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 />) +
sparse;sparse;abundant +
crisped +
Moist forest settings in oak and conifer woodlands +
stoloniferous +  and short-rhizomatous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
straight +
weak +  and more or less stiff +
spreading +  and weakly appressed +
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 />) +
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 />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.5mm;2.5mm +
turbinate +, patelliform +  and cupulate +
(4-)8-40(-70)-flowered +
crassinucellate +
bipinnate +, odd-pinnate +, subpalmate +, palmate +  and ternate +
opposite +  and alternate +
marcescent +
well-developed +
persistent +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
not +  and overlapping +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
oblong +  and elliptic or obovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
linear +  and oblanceolate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
Less (?) +  and 1/5 (?) +
inferior +  and superior +
clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
reddish orange +  and dark reddish +
free +  and distinct +
obcordate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
1/2 +  and 3/4 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering summer. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
palmate +  and more or less subpalmate +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. +
not arillate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
erect +  and spreading +
lanceolate +  and broadly ovate or deltate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
free +  and distinct +
not rooting +
reddish +  and green +
ascending +  and nearly erect +
1 +  and many +
not flagelliform +
palmate +  and pinnate +
linear;ovate +
deciduous +
distinct +
subapical +
papillate-swollen +  and tapered-filiform +
rough-thickened +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Potentilla thurberi var. sanguinea +
not fleshy-thickened +
Potentilla sanguinea +
Potentilla sect. Rubrae +
species +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
4 (?) +  and 10 (?) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
enlarged +
biennial +, annual +  and perennial +
herb +  and matted +