Potentilla versicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Potentilla |
Species: | P. versicolor
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Binomial name | |
Potentilla versicolor Rydberg
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Potentilla versicolor is a species of Potentilla known by the common name Steens Mountain cinquefoil or varying cinquefoil.
It is native to western North America, with populations scattered from the Ruby Mountains of northern Nevada north to the Wallowa and Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and west to the Oregon Cascades. The largest population center is on Steens Mountain, whence its common name.[2]