Potentilla L.
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
Genus | Potentilla | Latin for “powerful,” for the medicinal qualities of some species |
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Potentilla description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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(Potentilla) · 6/26/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Dunstable, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) Species not yet identified
(Potentilla) · 6/26/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Dunstable, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) Species not yet identified
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