Potentilla simplex Michaux. Old-field Five-fingers. Phen: Apr-Jun; Apr-Jul. Hab: Woodlands, fields, disturbed areas. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) and MN south to Panhandle FL, AL, and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl3, FNA9, G, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV; > Potentilla canadensis L. – S, misapplied; > Potentilla canadensis L. var. canadensis – S13, misapplied; > Potentilla canadensis L. var. simplex (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray – S13; > Potentilla simplex Michx. – S; > Potentilla simplex Michx. var. argyrisma Fernald – F, Il, Tn; > Potentilla simplex Michx. var. calvescens Fernald – F, Il, Tat; > Potentilla simplex Michx. var. simplex – F, Il, Tn
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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