NameThatPlant.net: Potentilla canadensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Potentilla canadensis FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Dwarf Cinquefoil at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla canadensis FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-001:

Potentilla canadensis FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Dwarf Cinquefoil, Running Five-fingers

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Potentilla canadensis FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla canadensis FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-001:
Potentilla canadensis FAMILY Rosaceae

1144

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: woodlands, forests, fields, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 5 leaflets
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals/5 bracts
5 petals
20 stamens, in 3 lengths

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Achene

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