[Cinquefoils: The Genera Comarum, Dasiphora, Drymocallis and Potentilla in Mt. Adams Country]

Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis

Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens

Flower of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

The photo above shows close-up details of a flower of graceful cinquefoil as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........June 3, 2007.

Petals and sepals of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

The photo above shows the lower surface of a flower of graceful cinquefoil......June 3, 2007.

Inflorescence of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

The photo above shows a close-up of the branched inflorescence of graceful cinquefoil. Note the spreading hairs at spots along the stem.

Basal leaf of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens) - Basal leaf of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

Photos of the upper surface of basal leaves as seen from Kreps Lane, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......June 3, 2007.

Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

Graceful cinquefoil as seen in the vernal lake bottom of Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge north of Lakeside Road.........July 4, 2014.

Flower of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens) - Flower of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

Flower of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens) - Leaflet of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

The four photos above show graceful cinquefoil (the grayish, deeply cut leaflets suggest that this could possibly be variety elmeri, but only if the upper leaf surface is gray) as seen in grasslands along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR about one-half mile west of Fisher Hill Road.........August 10, 2007. Click each photo to see a larger version. The photo at lower right shows the typical light coloration of the lower leaf surface. The upper leaf surface is typically greenish.

Flower of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens) - Flower of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens) - Sepals of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

Close-ups of the flower and inflorescence of beautiful cinquefoil as seen at about 1800' in a prairie alongside Lakeside Road, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........July 2, 2007.

Upper leaf surface of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens) - Lower leaf of Graceful Cinquefoil, Hall's Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil, Wooly Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla angustata, Potentilla blasckeana, Potentilla blasckeana var. permollis, Potentilla etomentosa, Potentilla etomentosa var. hallii, Potentilla fastigiata, Potentilla glomerata, Potentilla gracilis ssp. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. blasckeana, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata, Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata, Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii, Potentilla gracilis var. permollis, Potentilla gracilis var. rigida, Potentilla jucunda, Potentilla longipedunculata, Potentilla macropetala, Potentilla nuttallii, Potentilla permollis, Potentilla rectiformis, Potentilla viridescens)

Views of the compound basal leaf of beautiful cinquefoil. Note the silvery white hairs on the underside of the leaflets as well as the dense coat of spreading hairs on the petioles. Note that the teeth at the margins of the leaflets are cut up to one-half the way into the midvein. Photographed at about 1800' in a prairie alongside Lakeside Road, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........July 2, 2007.
Paul Slichter