Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Califronia, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes region.
Habitat: Damp to seasonally damp or dry meadows, flats, slopes, sagebrush desert, and open forest.
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: Bot. Mag. 57: plate 2984. 1830.
Potentilla blasckeana Turcz. ex Lehm.
Potentilla blasckeana Turcz. ex Lehm. var. permollis (Rydb.) Th. Wolf
Potentilla etomentosa Rydb.
Potentilla etomentosa Rydb. var. hallii (Rydb.) Abrams
Potentilla fastigiata Nutt.
Potentilla glomerata A. Nelson
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. ssp. nuttallii (Lehm.) D.D. Keck
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. blasckeana (Turcz. ex Lehm.) Jeps.
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. fastigiata (Nutt.) S. Watson [FNA9]
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. glabrata (Lehm.) C.L. Hitchc. [HC]
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. nuttallii (Lehm.) Sheldon
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. permollis (Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc. [HC]
Potentilla gracilis Douglas ex Hook. var. rigida S. Watson
Potentilla jucunda A. Nelson
Potentilla longipedunculata Rydb.
Potentilla macropetala Rydb.
Potentilla nuttallii Lehm.
Potentilla permollis Rydb.
Potentilla rectiformis Rydb.
Potentilla viridescens Rydb.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis checklist entry
OregonFlora: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis information
E-Flora BC: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis atlas page
CalPhotos: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis photos
