Silverweed

Silverweed, Silverweed Cinquefoil

Potentilla anserina L.
(formerly Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb.)

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

▲ section of a colony of mature, flowering plants

▲ silvery leaf undersides

▲ stolon

▲ flower

Silverweed Cinquefoil:

Non-native Creeping perennial leaves pinnately compound, with 9-13 toothed leaflets with dark green upper surfaces and silvery undersides
Stems are stolon-like and allows plant spread over large areas
Prefers sandy soils; found in lawns, urban disturbed sites
More common in eastern and northern Midwest; sporadically found in Missouri