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Thurber's Cinquefoil (Potentilla sanguinea)

Potentilla sanguinea Photo Credit: Sheila Murray
  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • State: AZ
  • Nature Serve ID: 157816
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/17/2019
Description:

Where is Thurber's Cinquefoil (Potentilla sanguinea) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Thurber's Cinquefoil can be found in Arizona

Which CPC Partners conserve Thurber's Cinquefoil (Potentilla sanguinea)?

  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 10/17/19

  • National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS)

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 10/08/21
    • CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

    Conservation Actions

    Center for Plant Conservation
    • 10/08/2021
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    As outlined in the CPC and USFS Rare Plant Seed Banking Agreement, Sheila Murray from The Arboretum at Flagstaff made conservation seed collections from two populations of Potentilla sanguinea in Coconino National Forest on September 10, 2019. The larger population was located at the Junction of Mt. Dell Road and Highway 89A and consisted of 500 individuals, half of which were reproductively mature. From this population, Sheila collected an estimated 2300 seeds from 50 maternal plants. The smaller population was located near the old Sandy’s Canyon trailhead and consisted of only 30 individuals total, but fortunately 29 of these plants were reproductively mature. Sheila collected an estimated 1195 seeds from the 29 available maternal plants. Seed was divided and banked between The Arboretum at Flagstaff and the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, CO. 

    Center for Plant Conservation
    • 10/08/2021
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    As outlined in the CPC and USFS Rare Plant Seed Banking Agreement, Sheila Murray from The Arboretum at Flagstaff made conservation seed collections from two populations of Potentilla sanguinea in Coconino National Forest on September 10, 2019. The larger population was located at the Junction of Mt. Dell Road and Highway 89A and consisted of 500 individuals, half of which were reproductively mature. From this population, Sheila collected an estimated 2300 seeds from 50 maternal plants. The smaller population was located near the old Sandy’s Canyon trailhead and consisted of only 30 individuals total, but fortunately 29 of these plants were reproductively mature. Sheila collected an estimated 1195 seeds from the 29 available maternal plants. Seed was divided and banked between The Arboretum at Flagstaff and the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, CO. 

    • 10/14/2020
      • Seed Collection

    The Arboretum at Flagstaff has collected seed of Potentilla sanguinea from 50 maternal lines from a population of 500 individuals located at: AZ, Coconino County, Flagstaff, Junction of Mt. Dell Road and Highway 89A (Accession #2019-0050). The total number of seed collected for long-term storage is 2300.

    • 10/14/2020
      • Seed Collection

    The Arboretum at Flagstaff has collected seed of Potentilla sanguinea from 29 maternal lines from a population of 30 individuals located at: AZ, Coconino County, Flagstaff, Old Sandy's Canyon Trailhead, just east of the trailhead (Accession #2019-0051). The total number of seed collected for long-term storage is 1195.

    Sheila Murray
    • 10/30/2019

    The Arboretum at Flagstaff has collected seed of Potentilla sanguinea from 29 maternal lines from a population of 30 individuals located at:  AZ, Coconino County, Flagstaff, Old Sandy's Canyon Trailhead, just east of the trailhead (Accession #2019-0051). The total number of seed collected for long-term storage is 1195.

    Sheila Murray
    • 10/30/2019

    The Arboretum at Flagstaff has collected seed of Potentilla sanguinea from 50 maternal lines from a population of 500 individuals located at:  AZ, Coconino County, Flagstaff, Junction of Mt. Dell Road and Highway 89A (Accession #2019-0050). The total number of seed collected for long-term storage is 2300.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Potentilla sanguinea
    Authority Rydb.
    Family Rosaceae
    CPC Number 46758
    ITIS 836691
    USDA POTHS
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Scarlet cinquefoil
    Associated Scientific Names Potentilla sanguinea | Potentilla thurberi var. sanguinea
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Arizona S1
    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    Potentilla sanguinea Photo Credit: Sheila Murray

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