OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Potentilla argentea   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla argentea var. argentea   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Potentilla argentea var. argentea

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Potentilla argentea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-003:

Potentilla argentea   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
 Silvery Cinquefoil, Silvery Five-fingers, Hoary Five-fingers

NameThatPlant has no pictures at this time. You might try this link: Flora of the Southeastern United States

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Potentilla argentea   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Potentilla argentea var. argentea   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
 Potentilla argentea var. argentea

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
 Potentilla argentea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-04-003:
 Potentilla argentea   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3254

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry fields and roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Rare in NC

map
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)

LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 5 leaflets
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
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!



 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME: