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Snow Cinquefoil
Potentilla nivea
1,055 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 1,055 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Arctic CinquefoilPotentilla hyparctica
bluff cinquefoilPotentilla arenosa
shrubby cinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
Jurtzev's CinquefoilPotentilla subgorodkovii
High Arctic CinquefoilPotentilla subvahliana
One-flower CinquefoilPotentilla uniflora
Blueleaf CinquefoilPotentilla glaucophylla
Alpine CinquefoilPotentilla crantzii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,877 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,579 |
| Canada | 1,185 |
| British Columbia | 191 |
| Colorado | 175 |
| Yukon | 136 |
| Quebec | 135 |
| Russia | 84 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 75 |
| Ontario | 63 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales |
| Family | rose family · Rosaceae |
| Genus | cinquefoils · Potentilla |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Snow Cinquefoil with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.