OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 7 taxa.

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camera icon speaker icon 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

 


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camera icon 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

 


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camera icon speaker icon 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

 


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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

 


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camera icon speaker icon 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

 


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camera icon 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

 


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camera icon speaker icon 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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