Dwarf cinquefoil
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.
Scientific name: Potentilla canadensis L.
Common name(s): dwarf cinquefoil, early cinquefoil
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany
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- early June
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- leaflets are toothed above middle
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- downy stems
Description:
– perennial
– generally flowers June, July in ME
-leaves are
- compound
- alternate
– may be confused with P. simplex; see left sidebar of Go Botany webpage
Habitat:
-dry soils
-disturbed sites
-meadows
-fields
Source(s):
Heinrich, B. 1976. Flowering phenologies: Bog, woodland, and disturbed habitats. Ecology. 57(5):890-899.
Go Botany. “Potentilla Canadensis L.” Potentilla Canadensis (Dwarf Cinquefoil): Go Botany, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/potentilla/canadensis/.