species 12,175 observations
Slender Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis
Field notes
Supports All
169
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper, Northern Grizzled Skipper, Green Cloverworm Moth, Western Sheep Moth
11
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Cinquefoil Masked Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Agromyza idaeiana, Diastrophus fusiformans, Diastrophus potentillae
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Common Grass Skimmer, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Greater White-fronted Goose, Ruffed Grouse
12
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Inept Miner Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Red-belted Bumble Bee
142
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Water use
- Low
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.