Potentilla glandulosa - Sticky cinquefoil

Sticky cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa) is a perennial herb native to western North America, its leaves traditionally boiled into a tea-like drink.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Potentilla spp. - Cinquefoil
• Perennial

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Potentilla glandulosa | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩