Potentilla norvegica
Norwegian Cinquefoil
Also known as: Fragaria monspeliensis (L.) Crantz +12 more
- Fragaria monspeliensis (L.) Crantz
- Fragaria norvegica (L.) Crantz
- Fragaria parviflora Lam.
- Pentaphyllum norvegicum (L.) Gaertn.
- Potentilla dichotoma Moench
- Potentilla flexuosa Raf.
- Potentilla grossa Douglas ex Hook.
- Potentilla gusuleacii f. prostrata Hormuz.
- Potentilla gusuleacii f. quinata Hormuz.
- Potentilla gusuleacii f. ternata Hormuz.
- Potentilla gusuleacii Hormuz.
- Potentilla labradorica Lehm.
- Potentilla millegrana Douglas ex Hook.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Potentilla norvegica (commonly known as Norwegian Cinquefoil) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Rosaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, Georgia, Greenland, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sweden, Tennessee, Texas, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Illinois, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Switzerland