Distribution: Known only from west of the Cascades crest in Whatcom County in Washington; Alaska to Washington, also south to south-central Montana and Wyoming; circumboreal.
Habitat: Alpine rocky slopes, talus, heath, turf, and snowmelt meadows, often acidic.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, butterflies, beetles, moths, wasps
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Publication: Rhodora 36: 177. 1934.
- ssp. elatior – subarctic cinquefoil Known only from west of the Cascades crest in Whatcom County in Washington; Alaska to Washington, also south to south-central Montana and Wyoming; circumboreal.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Potentilla hyparctica in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Potentilla hyparctica checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Potentilla hyparctica information.
E-Flora BC: Potentilla hyparctica atlas page.
CalPhotos: Potentilla hyparctica photos.
USDA Plants: Potentilla hyparctica information.
