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Potentilla simplex Michx. Cinque foil; Common cinquefoil

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Higher taxa:  Life   Plantae   Dicotyledoneae   Rosaceae   Potentilla   Global map IDnature guides: Dicotyledoneae, Plants_Chicago, Plants_Georgia_Clarke, POPA_USGA, Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Potentilla simplex, plant and leaf and flower	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Potentilla simplex
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Potentilla simplex, Whole plant	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Potentilla simplex, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Potentilla simplex, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Potentilla simplex, Leaf
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Potentilla simplex, Stem	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Potentilla simplex, Leaf

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Potentilla simplex Michx. common cinquefoil         Symbol:   POSI2   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Rosaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    N SPM    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Jackson Co., McNeil Preserve. 2002. Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Potentilla simplex Michx. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Potentilla thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Potentilla simplex Michx.   POSIA Potentilla simplex Michx. var. argyrisma Fernald   POSIC Potentilla simplex Michx. var. calvescens Fernald   POSIT Potentilla simplex Michx. var. typica Fernald   Distribution: Potentilla simplex Michx. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE, NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV ), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)   Related Taxa: Potentilla simplex Michx. View 72 genera in Rosaceae , 84 species in Potentilla   Classification: Potentilla simplex Michx. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Rosales Family Rosaceae – Rose family Genus Potentilla L. – cinquefoil Species Potentilla simplex Michx. – common cinquefoil   U.S. Weed Information: Potentilla simplex Michx. common cinquefoil oldfield cinquefoil oldfield fivefingers This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.   Wetland Indicator Status: Potentilla simplex Michx. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H UPL,FACU FACU- FACU FACU- NO UPL UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   Wildlife Habitat Values: Potentilla simplex Michx.   Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover Miller Minor   Minor       Minor   Wildlife Habitat Values   Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.   More Accounts and Images: Potentilla simplex Michx. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24751. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 08:30 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement