Potentilla norvegica L.
Rough cinquefoil, Norwegian 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 | norvegica | |
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4/6/2012 · North Central Railroad Trail, Sparks, Maryland ≈ 2½ × 2½" (6.6 × 6.2 cm) 

4/6/2012 · North Central Railroad Trail, Sparks, Maryland ≈ 5 × 4½" (12 × 11 cm) 

7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine ≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm) 
Potentilla norvegica description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.
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7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine ≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 8.8 cm) 

4/6/2012 · North Central Railroad Trail, Sparks, Maryland ≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) 

4/8/2012 · North Central Railroad Trail, Monkton Rd, Sparks, Maryland ≈ 4½ × 3½" (12 × 9.8 cm) 

7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine ≈ 5 × 4½" (13 × 12 cm) 
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