Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Potentilla canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Dwarf Cinquefoil at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Potentilla canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Potentilla canadensis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Potentilla canadensis var. villosissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-001:
Potentilla canadensis FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Potentilla caroliniana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Potentilla pumila
COMMON NAME:
Dwarf Cinquefoil, Running Five-fingers
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_poca17_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_popu13_001_lhd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_217
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Keith Bradley kab_p_canadensis_3359
March Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_p_canadensis_3374
March Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0304w_08
April Greenville County SC
Most leaflets obovate & toothed only above the middle, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
COMPARE
leaves of Fragaria and Potentilla
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JK Marlow jkm100422_003
April Pickens County SC
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve
First [lowest] flower usually from axil of 1st well-developed stem leaf, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100422_007
April Pickens County SC
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve
Flowers have yellow, obovate petals 0.7-1cm long, and 20 stamens of 3 lengths, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
flowers of Cinquefoil and Strawberry species
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JK Marlow jkm190412_7249
April Rabun County GA
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JK Marlow jkm200403_3429
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_canadensis_2
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_canadensis_dw
April
Calyx lobes 2-5mm long, bracts slightly longer. Petals 7-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
sepals and bracts of Cinquefoil and Strawberry species
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Tim Spira tpspotentillacanadensis
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Potentilla canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Potentilla canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Potentilla canadensis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Potentilla canadensis var. villosissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-001:
Potentilla canadensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Potentilla caroliniana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Potentilla pumila
1144
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: woodlands, forests, fields, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 5 leaflets
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals/5 bracts
5 petals
20 stamens, in 3 lengths
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p150
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p058
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p370
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p529
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p182
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p357
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p266
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p026
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p109
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p313
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p119
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p151
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p070
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p328
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