Prefers disturbed open areas with alkaline soil. Native to Eurasia.
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Sulphur Cinquefoil
Genus species:
Potentilla recta
Common Names:
Sulphur Cinquefoil, Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, shrubs, and trees; leaves mostly alternate, simple to compound, usually conspicuously stipulate; flowers mostly bisexual, regular; fruit types vary.
Seed Type
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Nonnative
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
Yellow
Identified by:
A. Swanson
Months in Bloom
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