Rough cinquefoil
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated April 2019.
Scientific name: Potentilla norvegica L.
Common name(s): rough cinquefoil, Norwegian cinquefoil
Link(s): USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany
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- early June
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- young plants resemble wild strawberry
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- flower, June
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- June
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- July
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- three leaflets
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- stem has spreading hairs
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- flowers in axils and terminal
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- sepals longer than petals
Description:
– annual
-native and introduced species
-can reach up to 1-3 feet in height
-leaves are
- compound
- alternate
- toothded
– may be confused with P. recta; see left sidebar of Go Botany webpage
Habitat:
-disturbed areas
-meadows and fields
-shores of rivers
Sources:
Go Botany. “Potentilla Norvegica L.” Potentilla Norvegica (Norwegian Cinquefoil): Go Botany, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/potentilla/norvegica/.