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Potentilla recta L.
sulphur cinquefoil
Symbol: PORE5
Group: Dicot
Family: Rosaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
PORE5 Potentilla recta L.
 

POREO

Potentilla recta L. var. obscura (Nestler) W.D.J. Koch
 

POREP

Potentilla recta L. var. pilosa (Willd.) Ledeb.
 

PORES

Potentilla recta L. var. sulphurea (Lam. & DC.) Peyr.
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State Distributional Map for PORE5
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Plant Distribution by State

Potentilla recta L.

PORE5

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Related Taxa:
Potentilla recta L.

View 68 genera in Rosaceae, 76 species in Potentilla

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Classification:
Potentilla recta L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Rosales –
                         Family Rosaceae – Rose family
                            Genus Potentilla L. – cinquefoil
                               Species Potentilla recta L. – sulphur cinquefoil

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Noxious Weed Information:
Potentilla recta L.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Colorado:
        sulfur cinquefoil     Noxious weed
Montana:
        sulfur cinquefoil, erect cinquefoil     Category 1 noxious weed
Nevada:
        sulfur cinquefoil     Noxious weed
Oregon:
        sulfur cinquefoil     "B" designated weed
        sulfur cinquefoil     Quarantine
Washington:
        sulfur cinquefoil     Class B noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Potentilla recta L.
        sulfur cinquefoil
        roughfruit cinquefoil
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Potentilla recta L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Potentilla recta L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24742.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Potentilla recta L.

    MT-Center for Invasive Plant Management
    NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters
    Virginia: abstract & image
    WA-King County Noxious Weeds

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