Rough Cinquefoil

Rough Cinquefoil, Norwegian Cinquefoil

Potentilla norvegica L.

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

▲ seedling

▲ ▼ young plants

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ ▼ flowers

Cinquefoil:

several species, most are perennial with hairy stems and palmately-compound leaves with 3-7 leaflets
some species biennial, others have stolons or runners (creeping perennials)
yellow, five-petalled flowers in late spring through summer
usually found in dry, sunny areas, pastures, roadsides, non-crop areas
Rough Cinquefoil:
- Trifoliate leaves with 3 leaflets with toothed margins in rosette, smaller leaves on upright stems
- Grows 1-2 feet tall with several branches
- Flowers 5-petalled, lemon-yellow in clusters on upright stems
- Similar sulphur cinquefoil has 5-7 leaflets per leaf, and lighter-yellow flowers