familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Rosoideae
genusPotentilla
sectionPotentilla sect. Graciles
speciesPotentilla glaucophylla
Potentilla glaucophylla var. perdissecta
Thaiszia 16: 49. 2006.
Conservation concernEndemic
Basionym: Potentilla perdissecta Rydberg in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 327. 1908
Synonyms: P. diversifolia var. perdissecta (Rydberg) C. L. Hitchcock
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Stems 0.5–2 dm. Basal leaves palmate to subpalmate; distal 1/2–2/3 of leaflet margins incised 3/4+ to midvein, undivided medial blade 1.5–3 mm wide, teeth linear to narrowly oblong.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Edges of meadows, dry gravelly flats and slopes, in montane to subalpine conifer woodlands, mixed grassland communities in alpine tundra
Elevation: 1500–3000 m
Distribution
Alta., Idaho, Mont., Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Variety perdissecta is confined to the northern Rocky Mountains of extreme southwestern Alberta, south into eastern Idaho, western Montana, and western Wyoming. The variety is also reported from Okanogan County, Washington. Apparent intergradation occurs with pinnate-leaved Potentilla ovina var. decurrens (sect. Multijugae).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.