Potentilla canadensis L.

Canadian dwarf cinquefoil, dwarf cinquefoil

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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:

Missouriplants.com

Illinois Wildflowers

Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource

Henriette’s Herbal Homepage

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
≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 13 cm)

5/7/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 5" (15 × 13 cm)

5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 8 × 7" (20 × 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
≈ 9 × 7" (22 × 18 cm)

5/17/2021 · Bijhouwer Forest, Phippsburg, Maine
≈ 2½ × 2" (6.8 × 5.7 cm)

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