Other common names:
Decumbent Five-finger, Old Field Cinquefoil French names:
Potentille simple Family: Rose Family (Rosaceae) Group: Cinquefoils Distinctive features:
Low plant, looks like a vine along the ground. Yellow 5-part flowers. Palmate leaves. Also suggests a yellow-flowered strawberry. Similar species: • Three-toothed Cinquefoil (Sibbaldia tridentata) - The leaves are quite different. • Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) - A shrub. Flowers: Summer; Yellow; 5 parts (petals); 5-part, yellow. Late spring & early summer. Leaves:
Palmate leaves - 5 leaflets toothed for 3/4 of their length. Height:
5-20 cm (1-7 in); Low, trailing plant. Stem:
Weak, reclining. Some hairiness. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas; Fields and open woods. Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 240 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 134 ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 370 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
common.
For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
28 photographs available, of which 4 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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