Sibbaldia cuneata, the cuneate cinquefoil or five finger cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Himalaya, China, and Taiwan.[2][1] As its synonym Potentilla cuneata it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Sibbaldia cuneata
At the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Specimens called Potentilla cuneata have larger flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sibbaldia
Species:
S. cuneata
Binomial name
Sibbaldia cuneata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Potentilla cuneata Wall. ex Lehm.
    • Sibbaldia cuneata var. micrantha (Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart
    • Sibbaldia maxima Kesselr. ex Murav.
    • Sibbaldia parviflora var. micrantha (Hook.f.) Dikshit & Panigrahi
    • Sibbaldia taiwanensis C.L.Li

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sibbaldia cuneata Edgew". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Potentilla cuneata (Cuneate cinquefoil)". shootgardening.co.uk. Shoot Limited. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Other names; Cuneate cinquefoil, Potentilla ambigua, Five finger cinquefoil, Potentilla dolichopogon
  3. ^ "Potentilla cuneata cuneate cinquefoil". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.