Potentilla intermedia (Downy cinquefoil)

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Potentilla intermedia L.

Downy 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	intermedia	Intermediate, indicating an observation that a species was probably considered as being halfway or partway between two others with regard to some particular characteristic, e.g. tall, short, and “intermediate”

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Potentilla intermedia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

7/20/2013 · Wooden Bridge, East Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 4½" (13 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

7/20/2013 · Wooden Bridge, East Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 3½" (10 × 8.9 cm) ID is uncertain

7/20/2013 · Wooden Bridge, East Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 5" (11 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

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