Elegant Cinquefoil (Potentilla concinna Richardson)

Some authorities, including USDA PLANTS, consider bicrenate cinquefoil (Potentilla bicrenata) a variety of this species. We separate them per the treatment of most other authorities, including POWO and BONAP. There is also an additional difference in treatment in that USDA PLANTS only recognizes var. concinna and var. proxima, whereas BONAP and POWO recognize a third variety, var. divisa. This variety is split from the main var. concinna as recognized by USDA PLANTS.