Potentilla L., 1753
Hanhikit
Hanhenjalka
Cinquefoil
Five-finger
Potentilla L., 1753 Sp. Pl. : 495; TS : Potentilla reptans L.
Tormentilla L., 1753
Quinquefolium Adans., 1763
Argentina Lam., 1778 Fl. Fr. 3 : 118; TS : Argentina anserina L.
Pentaphyllym Gaertn., 1788
Tridophyllum Neck., 1790
Jussiea L. ex. Sm., 1811
Fraga Lapeyr., 1813
Trichothalamus Spreng., 1818
Lehmannia Tratt., 1824
Dactylophyllum Spenn., 1829 ; TS : Argentina anserina L.
Coelas Dulac, 1867
Chamaephyton Fourr., 1868
Dynamidium Fourr., 1868
Callionia Greene, 1906
Tylosperma Bothsch., 1952
Argentina ; [GFP1 : 198 (12 spp.)]
Potentilla ; [GFP1 : 197 (about 200 spp.)]; [RKe , 58 (s.str.)]
Foodplants for
Ancylis comptana ,
Aspitates gilvaria ,
Autographa gamma ,
Capperia trichodactyla ,
Catastia marginea ?,
Chlorissa viridata ,
Coleophora ahenella ,
C. albicostella ,
C. potentillae ,
Corynis amoena ?,
Dicallomera fascelina ,
D. kusnezovi ,
Elaphria venustula ,
Eulithis xylina ,
Hemithea aestivaria ,
Hyphoraia aulica ,
Idaea muricata ,
Lycaena dorcas ,
L. editha ,
L. helloides ,
Muschampia cribrellum ,
Nola aerugula ,
Philedone gerningana ,
Pyrgus alveus ,
P. carthami ,
P. centaureae ,
P. malvoides ,
P. ruralis ,
P. ruralis ,
P. serratulae ,
P. sidae ,
Scopula virgulata ,
Speyeria egleis ,
Spialia sertorius ,
Stigmella aeneofasciella ,
S. poterii ?,
S. thuringiaca
1000x690 (~134Kb) USA: Washington Pass, North Cascades Highway, (48°31'47N 120°39'27W), Okanogan Co., WA, 28.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
700x947 (~58Kb) USA: Thorp Prairie Rd / I-90, near Cle Elum (47°09'06N 120°49'07W) Kittitas Co., WA, 3.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
500x767 (~92Kb) USA: Thorp Prairie Rd / I-90, near Cle Elum (47°09'06N 120°49'07W) Kittitas Co., WA, 3.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x602 (~148Kb) USA: Thorp Prairie Rd / I-90, near Cle Elum (47°09'06N 120°49'07W) Kittitas Co., WA, 3.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
600x877 (~126Kb) USA: FR 9711 / Hurley Creek (47°18'31N 120°39'06W), Kittitas Co., WA, 5.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x713 (~69Kb) USA: FR 9711 / Hurley Creek (47°18'31N 120°39'06W), Kittitas Co., WA, 5.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
700x578 (~60Kb) USA: Corral Pass (47°00'52N 121°27'58W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x582 (~57Kb) USA: Corral Pass (47°00'52N 121°27'58W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
700x954 (~85Kb) USA: Teanaway, (47°20'53N 120°53'09W) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
600x833 (~88Kb) USA: Teanaway, (47°20'53N 120°53'09W) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
The exact identification of these species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
Potentilla anserina L.
Ketohanhikki
Silver Weed
Silverweed Cinquefoil
Gåsört
Argentina anserina L. Rydb.
Potentilla anserina ; [RK , 252]; [SK , 339]
Potentilla Anserina ; [GMBOT , 484]
Potentilla anserina ; [FPN , 216]
900x636 (~189Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola 667:37, 4.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Ceramica pisi ,
Monochroa elongella ,
Pyrgus malvae ,
Stigmella splendidissimella
?Potentilla caroliniana Poir.
Potentilla caroliniana ; [GMBOT , 484 (note, possibly = P. anserina )]
Potentilla hypoleuca Turcz.
Sulkahanhikki
Fjäderfingerört
Potentilla tergemina Soják
Potentilla hypoleuca ; [RKe , 58]
Misidentified/misapplied:
?Potentilla multifida ; [RK , 253]
?Potentilla multifida ; [SK , 340]
?Potentilla multifida ; [SPK , 295]
?Potentilla multifida L.
Liuskahanhikki
?Lapin hanhikki
Mångfingerört
? var. lapponica Nyl.
Potentilla multifida var. lapponica ; [SK , 340]
Potentilla pensylvanica L.
Siperianhanhikki
Pairie Cinquefoil
Pennsylvania Cinquefoil
?Potentilla siberica Wolf.
?Potentilla siberica ; [SK , 339]
Potentilla pennsylvanica ; [GMBOT , 482]
Potentilla pensylvanica ; [FPN , 218]
var. pensylvanica
Potentilla atrovirens Rydb.
Potentilla bipinnatifida var. glabrata (Lehm. ex Hook.) Kohli & Packer
Potentilla glabella Rydb.
Potentilla pensylvanica var. atrovirens (Rydb.) Wolf
Potentilla pensylvanica var. glabrata (Lehm. ex Hook.) Wats.
Potentilla pensylvanica var. ovium Jepson
Potentilla pensylvanica var. strigosa Pallas ex Pursh
Potentilla platyloba Rydb.
Potentilla strigosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Pallas ex Tratt.
var. litoralis (Rydb.) Boivin
Potentilla litoralis Rydb.
Potentilla pectinata Raf.
Potentilla pensylvanica var. pectinata (Raf.) Boivin
The "nivea" species-group
Prostrata (Potentilla) Rottb. (incl.)
Nivea ssp. subquinata (Potentilla) Lange Hultén
Subquinata (Potentilla) Lange; Rudb, (incl.)
; [RK , 253]
Potentilla nivea L.
Pahtahanhikki
Lumihanhikki
Snow Cinquefoil
Lappfingerört
Potentilla nivea ; [RK , 253]; [SK , 340]; [FPN , 220]
Potentilla quinquefolia Rydb.
Snow Cinquefoil
Five-leaved Cinquefoil
Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla Lehm.
Potentilla quinquefolia ; [FPN , 218,220]
Potentilla chamissonis Hultén
Ruijanpahtahanhikki
Klippfingerört
Potentilla chamissonis ; [RK , 253]
The "argentea" species-group
Potentilla recta L.
Pystyhanhikki
Sulphur Cinquefoil
Erect Cinquefoil
Styv fingerört
Potentilla sulphurea Lam.
Potentilla recta ; [RK , 255]; [SK , 342 (note)]; [GMBOT , 483]; [FPN , 220]
Foodplant for
Tinthia cingulata ,
T. myrmosaeformis
Potentilla thuringiaca Bernh. ex Link
Saksanhanhikki
Tysk fingerört
Potentilla thuringiaca ; [RK , 255]; [SK , 341]
1286x1029 (~106Kb) Finland, Tampere, Messukylä, 16.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
ssp. goldbachii (Rupr.) Adl.
Potentilla thuringiaca ssp. Goldbachii ; [SK , 341]
Potentilla crantzii (Crantz) G. Beck ex. Fritsch
Keväthanhikki
Vårfingerört
?Potentilla verna L.
?Potentilla alpestris Hall.
?verna var. sabauda (DC.)
Potentilla crantzii ; [RK , 256]
?Potentilla verna ; [SK , 341]
?Potentilla alpestris ; [SK , 341 (as syn. of P. verna )]
?Potentilla verna var. sabauda ; [SK , 341]
824x752 (~73Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 26.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio
800x527 (~77Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Kirkkotuvat, 775:50, 7.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
Potentilla aurea L.
Kultahanhikki
Golden Cinquefoil
Potentilla tabernaemontani Asch.
Pikkuhanhikki
Småfingerört
?Potentilla minor Gil.
?Potentilla opaca L.
Potentilla neumanniana ; [RKe , 58]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Potentilla neumanniana ; [RK , 256]
?Potentilla minor ; [SK , 341]
?Potentilla opaca ; [SK , 341 (as syn. of P. minor )]
Foodplant as Potentilla neumanniana for
Pyrgus carthami
Potentilla subarenaria Borbás ex Zimmeter
Sakarahanhikki
Taggsmåfingerört
Potentilla neumanniana Reichenb.
Potentilla subarenaria ; [RK , 256]; [RKe , 58]
Foodplant as Potentilla neumanniana for
Pyrgus carthami
Potentilla erecta (L.) Räuschel
Rätvänä
Common Tormentil
Blodrot
Tormentilla erecta L.
Potentilla tormentilla Stokes
Potentilla erecta ; [RK , 256]
Potentilla tormentilla ; [SK , 342]
800x634 (~51Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 21.5.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
628x801 (~52Kb) Finland: Nokia, Penttilä, 16.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Acleris aspersana ,
Ectoedemia arcuatella ,
Gynaephora selenitica ,
Malacosoma castrense ,
Phragmatobia fuliginosa ,
Stigmella poterii
Potentilla anglica × erecta
Potentilla × suberecta Zimmeter
anglica × erecta ; [RKe , 58]
Potentilla anglica Laicharding
Lännenhanhikki
Trailing Tormentil
Revig blodrot
Potentilla anglica ; [RK , 256]
Potentilla reptans L.
Suikerohanhikki
Suikertava hanhikki
Creeping Cinquefoil
Revfingerört
Potentilla reptans ; [RK , 256]; [SK , 341]; [GMBOT , 484]
1309x1029 (~200Kb) Finland, Hammarland, Samuelstorp, 2.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
1298x1007 (~313Kb) Lithuania: Dzukija, Marcinkonys, 15.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
1371x1028 (~252Kb) Lithuania: Dzukija, Marcinkonys, 15.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Pyrgus armoricanus
Potentilla caulescens L.
'Kalliohanhikki'
Lax Cinquefoil
Potentilla atrosanguinea Loddiges ex D. Don
Verihanhikki
Potentilla atrosanguinea ; [SK , 342 (note)]
Foodplant for
Xanthia icteritia
Potentilla biflora Willd.
Potentilla humifusa Willd. ex Schlecht.
Potentilla arguta Pursh.
Drymocallis arguta Pursh Rydb.
Potentilla arguta var. convallaria (Rydb.) Wolf
Potentilla arguta ; [GMBOT , 481]; [FPN , 216]
Potentilla glandulosa Lindl.
Sticky Cinquefoil
Gland Cinquefoil
Potentilla glandulosa ; [FPN , 216]
var. glandulosa
Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa ; [FPN , 217]
var. campanulata Hitchc.
Potentilla glandulosa var. campanulata ; [FPN , 216]
var. reflexa Greene
Potentilla glandulosa var. reflexa ; [FPN , 217]
var. pseudorupestris (Rydb.) Breit.
Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris ; [FPN , 217]
var. nevadensis Wats.
Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis ; [FPN , 217]
Potentilla newberryi Gray
Newberry's Cinquefoil
Potentilla newberryi ; [FPN , 217, 218]
Potentilla rivalis Nutt.
Brook Cinquefoil
River Cinquefoil
Potentilla rivalis ; [GMBOT , 482]; [FPN , 218]
var. millegrana (Engelm.) Wats.
Potentilla leucocarpa Rydb.
Potentilla rivalis ssp. millegrana ; [GMBOT , 482]
var. pentandra (Engelm.) Wats.
Potentilla pentandra Engelm.
Potentilla rivalis var. pentandra ; [GMBOT , 482]
Potentilla biennis Greene
Biennial Cinquefoil
Potentilla biennis ; [FPN , 218]
Potentilla brevifolia Nutt.
Short-leaved Cinquefoil
Potentilla brevifolia ; [FPN , 218]
Potentilla drummondii Lehm.
Drummond's Cinquefoil
Potentilla anomalofolia Peck
Potentilla cascadensis
Potentilla drummondii ; [FPN , 218]
Potentilla breweri Wats.
Brewer's Cinquefoil
Potentilla dummondii ssp. breweri (Wats.) Ertter
Potentilla breweri ; [FPN , 220]
Potentilla hippiana Lehm.
Woolly Cinquefoil
Potentilla Hippiana ; [GMBOT , 483]
Potentilla hippiana ; [FPN , 218]
Potentilla gracilis Dougl.
Graceful Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis ; [FPN , 218,221]
var. gracilis
Slender Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis ; [FPN , 219]
var. brunnescens (Rydb.) Hitchc.
Potentilla gracilis var. brunnescens ; [FPN , 218]
var. elmeri (Rydb.) Jeps.
Elmer's Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri ; [FPN , 219]
var. pulcherrima (Lehm.) Fern.
Soft Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima ; [FPN , 219]
var. permollis (Rydb.) Hitchc.
Potentilla gracilis var. permollis ; [FPN , 219]
var. glabrata (Lehm.) Hitchc.
Potentilla gracilis var. glabrata ; [FPN , 219]
Potentilla diversifolia Lehm.
Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil
Vari-leaf Cinquefoil
Mountain-meadow Cinquefoil
Potentilla diversifolia ; [FPN , 219,221]
var. diversifolia
Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia ; [FPN , 219]
var. multisecta Wats.
Potentilla diversifolia var. multisecta ; [FPN , 219]
var. perdissecta (Rydb.) Hitchc.
Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta ; [FPN , 219]
Potentilla concinna Richards
Early Cinquefoil
Red Cinquefoil
Potentilla concinna ; [FPN , 219,221]
var. concinna
Potentilla concinna var. concinna ; [FPN , 219]
var. divisa Rydb.
Potentilla concinna var. divisa ; [FPN , 219]
var. macounii (Rydb.) Hitchc.
Potentilla concinna var. macounii ; [FPN , 219]
var. rubripes (Rydb.) Hitchc.
Potentilla concinna var. rubripes ; [FPN , 219]
Potentilla ovina Macoun
Sheep Cinquefoil
Potentilla ovina ; [FPN , 220]
Potentilla flabellifolia Hook.
Fan-leaf Cinquefoil
Fringe-leaf Cinquefoil
Potentilla flabellifolia ; [FPN , 220]
Potentilla villosa Pall.
Villous Cinquefoil
Northern Cinquefoil
Potentilla villosa ; [FPN , 220]
Potentilla hookeriana Lehm.
Hooker's Cinquefoil
Potentilla hookeriana ; [FPN , 220]
Potentilla uniflora Ledeb.
One-flower Cinqueflower
Potentilla uniflora ; [FPN , 220]
Potentilla nicolletii (Wats.) Sheldon
Potentilla supina var. nicolletii Wats.
Potentilla Nicolletii ; [GMBOT , 482]
Potentilla nuttallii Lehm.
Potentilla Nuttallii ; [GMBOT , 482]
Potentilla robbinsiana Oakes
Potentilla Robbinsiana ; [GMBOT , 483]
Potentilla effusa Dougl.
Potentilla effusa ; [GMBOT , 483]
Potentilla tridentata Ait.
Three-toothed Cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Ait. Rydb.
Potentilla tridentata ; [GMBOT , 483]
Potentilla canadensis L.
Potentilla canadensis ; [GMBOT , 484]
var. simplex (Michx.) T. & G.
Potentilla simplex Michx.
Potentilla canadensis var. simplex ; [GMBOT , 484]
Potentilla procumbens Sibth.
Potentilla nemoralis Nestler
Potentilla procumbens ; [GMBOT , 484]
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References:
[DVF] Den Virtuella floran
http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html ; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")
[FPN] Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998
Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3
[GFP1] Hutchinson, 1964
The Genera of Flowering Plants; Dicotyledons; Volume 1
[GMBOT] Robinson, Benjamin, Fernald, Lyndon, 1908
Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
[Harri Arkkio]
Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.
[Oleg Kosterin] Institue of Cytology & Genetics
Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin ; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[RK] Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998
Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki
[RKe] Hämet-Ahti, L., Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T., Uotila, P., Väre, H., 2005
Lisäyksiä ja korjauksia Retkeilykasvion neljänteen painokseen; Lutukka 21: 41-85
[RUNEBERG] Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online
Project Runeberg ; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)
[SK] Mela & Cajander, 1906
Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos
[SPK] Mossberg & Stenberg, 2005
Finnish edition: Seppo Vuokko & Henry Väre; Suuri Pohjolan Kasvio; ISBN 951-31-2924-1
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