Potentilla canadensis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordoo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Potentilleae
Subtribus: Potentillinae
Genus: Potentilla
Species: Potentilla canadensis
Name

Potentilla canadensis L.
Synonyms

Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis
Potentilla canadensis f. canadensis
Potentilla caroliniana Poir.
Potentilla pumila Poir.

Distribution

It is native to North America.
References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 498. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Potentilla canadensis. Published online. Accessed: Sep 29 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Potentilla canadensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Sep 29.
Tropicos.org 2017. Potentilla canadensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 29 Sep 2017.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Potentilla canadensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names
English: Canadian cinquefoil, dwarf cinquefoil

Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil (genus Potentilla) native to North America.[1]

The Iroquois take a pounded infusion of the roots as an antidiarrheal.[2] The Natchez give the plant as a drug for those believed to be bewitched.[3]

Along with Potentilla simplex, the plant is an indicator of impoverished soil.[4]
References

https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POCA17
Herrick, James William (1977). Iroquois Medical Botany (PhD thesis). Albany: State University of New York. p. 353.
Swanton, John R (1928). "Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians". SI-BAE Annual Report. 42: 667.
Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 753. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.