Potentilla sterilis

(Linnaeus) Garcke

Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland ed. 4, 112. 1858.

Common names: Strawberry leaved cinquefoil or Barren-strawberry
Introduced
Basionym: Fragaria sterilis Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 495. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 132.

Basal leaves: petiole 2–7 (–17) cm, long hairs common to abundant, 1–2 mm; central leaflets (0.8–) 1.5–3 (–5) × (0.6–) 1–2 (–3) cm, straight hairs common to abundant (sparser adaxially), glands absent or sparse. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets ± lanceolate, 2.5–4 × 0.8–1.3 mm; sepals 4–6.5 mm, apex ± acute; petals 4–7 × 3–5 mm; filaments 0.8–2 mm, anthers 0.6–0.9 mm; carpels numerous. Achenes 1.5 mm. 2n = 28 (Europe).


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Dry to moist, often rocky slopes
Elevation: 0 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Europe

Discussion

Potentilla sterilis was collected from the coast of Newfoundland in 1928 (A. M. Ayre s.n., GH); no recent documentation of occurrence is known (J. Maunder, pers. comm. to L. Brouillet). Although previously treated as native (M. L. Fernald 1950; E. Hultén and M. Fries 1986), this status has been challenged (for example, A. Kurtto et al. in J. Jalas et al. 1972+, vol. 13). According to H. A. Gleason and A. Cronquist (1991), the species is also rarely introduced in the eastern United States; no vouchers have been seen.

Potentilla sterilis is superficially similar to strawberry (Fragaria) but lacks the fleshy fruit; other differences include stolon structure, anther morphology, and style length and attachment.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
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(Linnaeus) Garcke +
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opposite +  and alternate +
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coriaceous +
reduced +
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2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
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1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Strawberry leaved cinquefoil or Barren-strawberry +
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0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
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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 />) +
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stoloniferous +  and short-rhizomatous +
straight +
common +  and abundant +
crisped +
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turbinate +, patelliform +  and cupulate +
racemiform open +  and more or less congested +
crassinucellate +
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opposite +  and alternate +
marcescent +
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linear +  and oblanceolate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
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clustered +, biseriate +  and superposed +
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1 +  and many +
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