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Potentilla recta
CINQUEFOIL, Five-fingers, rough-fruited cinquefoil
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Potentilla recta L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		CINQUEFOIL, Five-fingers, rough-fruited cinquefoil
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae, Genus Potentilla, Species Potentilla recta


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNA; VA: SNA
Evidence:		2 Observations, 7 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Camp Nelson National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:31:21 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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