Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Potentilla recta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Rough-fruited Cinquefoil at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla recta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-006:
Potentilla recta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil, Sulphur Cinquefoil, Sulphur Five-fingers
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JK Marlow s090523_h
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
Leaves palmately compound, stipules pectinate [comb-like] to entire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
leaves of Fragaria and Potentilla
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_recta_sulphur
June
The 5 petals are pale yellow & shallowly notched on the rounded tip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
COMPARE
flowers of Cinquefoil and Strawberry species
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_recta_sulphur_2
June
Sepals 5-10mm long, acute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
sepals and bracts of Cinquefoil and Strawberry species
JK Marlow s050626_f
June Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaflets coarsely serrate to narrowly pectinate [comb-like], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm060710_127
July Tucker County WV
Monongahela National Forest
Petals 8-15 mm long, pale (sulphur) yellow, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Potentilla recta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla recta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-006:
Potentilla recta
FAMILY
Rosaceae