[Cinquefoils: The Genera Comarum, Dasiphora, Drymocallis and Potentilla West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Five-finger Cinquefoil, Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis

Synonyms: Potentilla longipeduncluata, Potentilla macropetala

Flower of Five-finger Cinquefoil, Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla longipeduncluata, Potentilla macropetala)

A close-up of the flower of graceful cinquefoil (var. gracilis) as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR.........June 2006.

Leaves of Five-finger Cinquefoil, Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla longipeduncluata, Potentilla macropetala) - Leaves of Five-finger Cinquefoil, Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla longipeduncluata, Potentilla macropetala)

The digitate leaves of graceful cinquefoil (var. gracilis) as seen at left at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR.........June 2006. The image at right shows the leaves of graceful cinquefoil (ar. gracilis) in the webmaster's garden in Gresham, OR.....February 29, 2024.

Upper leaf surface of Five-finger Cinquefoil, Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla longipeduncluata, Potentilla macropetala) - Lower leaf surface of Five-finger Cinquefoil, Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (Synonyms: Potentilla longipeduncluata, Potentilla macropetala)

Upper and lower leaf surfaces of graceful cinquefoil (var. gracilis) as seen at Lacamas Prairie NAP, southeastern Clark County, Washington........May 21, 2016.

Paul Slichter