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Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)
Image ID: sc36
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Native
Family:
Rosacae (Rose)
Height: 0.2 to 0.5 ft.
()
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Sandy Creek Trail
Date: 5/17/2003
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Common Cinquefoil may be
easily confused with:
- Canadian Dwarf Cinquefoil
The Canadian dwarf cinquefoil is smaller, and the leaves are more rounded.
- Indian Strawberry
Cinquefoil has a five-part divided leaf, while Indian strawberry has a three-part leaf.
- Rough Cinquefoil
Common cinquefoil is short and blooms earlier in the year. Common has 5 leaflets, while rough has three.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
