Potentilla breweri

Potentilla breweri
P. breweri in the wild
Close-up view of P. breweri leaves

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. breweri
Binomial name
Potentilla breweri
Egger & S. Malaby
Synonyms[2]
  • Potentilla drummondii subsp. breweri (S. Watson) Ertter
  • P. drummondii var. breweri (S. Watson) N. H. Holmgren
  • P. plattensis var. leucophylla Greene

Potentilla breweri is a species of Potentilla known by the common name Brewer's cinquefoil.

It is native to western North America, with populations scattered from southern Washington to south-central California and from the Pacific cordillera inland to the mountains of the Great Basin. Its greatest population density occurs in the Sierra Nevada, the high Cascade Ranges, and Steens Mountain.[2]

  1. ^ NatureServe Explorer: https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1132504/Potentilla_breweri
  2. ^ a b Ertter, Barbara (2015). "Potentilla breweri". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico. Vol. 9. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195340297. Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-24.