NPSpecies

Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the vascular plants of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Draft report submitted to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC.

Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the vascular plants of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Draft report submitted to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: I-Rank=High/medium; Potentilla recta is widespread in the U.S. It is established in every continental U.S. state except Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Potentilla recta was first established in the Northeast and the Great Lakes region. It has recently been expanding into the western U.S. exponentially. Potentilla recta occurs in open grasslands, shrubby areas, open forest, logged areas, roadsides, waste areas, and abandoned fields. Potentilla recta is very competitive in native grasslands and can become dominant in forest habitats where tree cover has been reduced. However, it does not occur in full shade. Potentilla recta is becoming one of the most serious wildland invaders in the northern Rocky Mountains. Although Potentilla recta commonly colonizes and dominates disturbed sites, it is also capable of invading relatively undisturbed sites. It exhibits several aggressive reproductive characteristics. Control is apparently moderately difficult. (NatureServe 2007). Not currently known to be a problem in TN or KY, but should be watched for in warm season grassland restoration areas.

Park Species Detail: BONAP Author = L.; Reference = TN10/11, Park Species Data Source: Allawos 1994