Paradox Cinquefoil (Potentilla supina L.)
Also known as bushy cinquefoil, carpet cinquefoil; also classified as Potentilla paradoxa Nutt.
Some authorities, including USDA PLANTS, recognize a separate species Potentilla paradoxa Nutt. We follow the scheme of POWO and most other authorities which treat that taxon as a subspecies of Potentilla supina, particularly as subsp. paradoxa. POWO recognizes five subspecies of P. supina, but only this one has been documented occurring in North America.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
This species is also native to Canada and Mexico; we have yet to build these portions of its map.
↑Links & External Resources
• Potentilla paradoxa (Paradox cinquefoil)† | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Carpet Cinquefoil | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Potentilla supina | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Potentilla supina | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Potentilla supina | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Potentilla supina subsp. paradoxa† | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Potentilla supina | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Potentilla supina | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Potentilla supina (Bushy Cinquefoil) | Minnesota Wildflowers (About This Site)
Different Taxonomic Treatments
† Each of these links refer only to part of the populations covered by this page.
