Potentilla rimicola

Cliff cinquefoil

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Cliff cinquefoil is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in the San Jacinto Mountains in granite crevices at elevations of 2,400 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces white flowers about 4 to 7 millimeters wide with delicate petals. Growing with spreading stems 5 to 20 centimeters long that are covered in ascending hairs, it forms a hanging, taprooted habit. Its palmate leaves have 5 leaflets, with the central leaflet 10 to 30 millimeters long, obovate in shape and distinctively toothed along the upper half. The fruit is small, approximately 1.5 millimeters long, with a characteristic red tip.

Habitat: Granite crevices

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: 2400-2800 m

Bioregions: SnJt

California counties: Riverside

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.