Potentilla canadensis L.
Canadian dwarf cinquefoil, dwarf cinquefoil
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Rosidae Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order Rosales Rose family and eight others
Family Rosaceae Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others
Genus Potentilla Latin for “powerful,” for the medicinal qualities of some species
Species canadensis “From Canada”
About plant names...
Canadian dwarf cinquefoil is a North American native. "Cinquefoil" means five-leaved.
These low plants remind me of wild strawberries, except that the flowers are yellow.
Identification: Plants are 2-6″ (5-15 cm) high, with hairy
reddish stems. Leaves
are palmate , that is, split into five palmlike leaflets, each leaflet up to 1½″ (3.8 cm) long.
The top half of each leaflet is toothed. Flowers are yellow, with five petals, ¼-½″ (6.3-12 mm) in
diameter, appearing from May to the middle of June.
Online References:
Illinois Wildflowers
Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource
Www.henriettes-herb.com
Plants.ces.ncsu.edu
Wildflowers of the United States
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Www.cumauriceriver.org
5/31/2016 · J. Harry Rich State Forest, Pepperell, Massachusetts
5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
5/7/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
Potentilla canadensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 Sep 2021.
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6/20/2021 · Maquoit Bay Preserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)
5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)
5/31/2016 · J. Harry Rich State Forest, Pepperell, Massachusetts
5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts ID is uncertain
5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)
5/17/2021 · Bijhouwer Forest, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)
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