Potentilla glaucophylla, May 31, 2022
P. glaucophylla, leaf, May 31, 2022
Common & scientific name
Blue-leaf cinquefoil, Potentilla glaucophylla
Family
Rose, Rosaceae
Location
Independence ghost town, 10,800’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Blue-leaf cinquefoil is very common in the subalpine and alpine on the Pass. It has 5 to 7 leaflets arranged palmately, like the fingers of a hand connected in the middle. The leaves are green, with a bluish tint, on both sides (with the backside a bit less blue-green, but neither side is hairy). Its leaflets are serrate, or toothed, but not for the whole length of the leaf (see photo of leaf bottom left).