Sphaeromeria potentilloides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names cinquefoil false sagebrush and fivefinger chickensage.[1][2] It is native to the western United States, where it is known from the Great Basin and surrounding regions. It grows in moist areas, especially places with alkaline substrates such as hot springs and seeps. This perennial herb produces spreading stems from a woody caudex. The gray-green woolly leaves are divided into several lobes or leaflets which are subdivided into smaller lobes. The inflorescence is generally a cluster of a few flower heads lined with hairy phyllaries and containing yellow disc florets. There are no ray florets. The fruit is a tiny ribbed achene which swells up and becomes gluey in texture when it is moistened.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Sphaeromeria |
| Species: | S. potentilloides
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References
edit- ^ McArthur, E. Durant; Van Buren, Renée; Sanderson, Stewart C.; Harper, Kimball T. (1998). "TAXONOMY OF SPHAEROMERIA, ARTEMISIA, AND TANACETUM (COMPOSITAE, ANTHEMIDEAE) BASED ON RANDOMLY AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA (RAPD)". The Great Basin Naturalist. 58 (1): 1–11. ISSN 0017-3614.
- ^ "Sphaeromeria potentilloides Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
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