Nevada Cinquefoil, Sticky Cinquefoil
Potentilla lactea var. lactea
Synonyms: Potentilla glandulosa var. austinae, Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis, Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis, Potentilla pumila
The photo above shows the inflorescence of Nevada cinquefoil as seen in wetlands along Road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway.................June 17, 2007. Note the lack of large leafy bracts within the inflorescence, a characteristic of the similar gland cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa) which can also be found in the vicinity.
The photo above shows numerous long, spreading hairs covering the stem and outside of the sepals of Nevada cinquefoil as seen in wetlands along Road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway.................June 17, 2007. Note that the petals are greater than 1 mm longer than the sepals.
The photo above shows numerous long, spreading hairs covering the stem of Nevada cinquefoil as seen in wetlands along Road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway.................June 17, 2007.
Paul Slichter