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Potentilla rivalis Nuttall. Brook Five-fingers. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Along streams and in moist, marshy areas; eastwards adventive in moist, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of n., c., and w. North America, south to c. Mexico.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = C, FNA9, G, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, NE, Tx; = n/a – Pa; > Potentilla millegrana Engelm. ex Lehm. – F, Il; > Potentilla pentandra Engelm. – F, S13; > Potentilla rivalis Nutt. – F, Il; > Potentilla rivalis Nutt. var. millegrana (Engelm. ex Lehm.) S.Watson

Links to other floras: = Potentilla rivalis - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily : 0

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