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Common Name: Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potentilla indica FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Duchesnea indica FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Duchesnea indica 097-02-001 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, lawns, gardens, weedy clearings
Common
Non-native: Asia
Common Name: Dwarf Cinquefoil, Running Five-fingers
Weakley's Flora: (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): Potentilla canadensis 097-04-001 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, forests, fields, lawns, disturbed areas
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Old Field Cinquefoil, Old-field Five-fingers, Common Cinquefoil
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potentilla simplex FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potentilla simplex FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potentilla simplex 097-04-002 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, fields, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Silvery Cinquefoil, Silvery Five-fingers, Hoary Five-fingers
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potentilla argentea FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Potentilla argentea var. argentea FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potentilla argentea 097-04-003 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Dry fields and roadsides, other disturbed areas
Rare in NC
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Rough-fruited Cinquefoil, Sulphur Cinquefoil, Sulphur Five-fingers
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potentilla recta FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Potentilla recta FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potentilla recta 097-04-006 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides, other disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Strawberry-weed, Rough Cinquefoil, Norwegian Cinquefoil
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Potentilla norvegica FAMILY: Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potentilla norvegica 097-04-007 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Floodplain forests, alluvial openings; sand bars, pastures, fields, disturbed areas, especially where moist
Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains & Carolina Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native & non-native
Common Name: Wineleaf Cinqefoil, Mountain Cinqefoil, Three-toothed Cinqefoil, Mountain White Potentilla
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sibbaldiopsis tridentata FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sibbaldiopsis tridentata FAMILY: Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Potentilla tridentata 097-04-008 FAMILY: Rosaceae
Habitat: Grassy balds, crevices of rock outcrops at high (rarely moderate, or northwards at low) elevations, high elevation glades, sometimes locally abundant
Rare, though sometimes very locally abundant
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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