Potentilla canadensis

Characteristics
Potentilla canadensis L.
dwarf cinquefoil
Successional fields, forests, utility rights-of-way, disturbed soils, and roadsides in thin or sandy dry to dry-mesic soils.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Rosales
Potentilla canadensis L. - dwarf cinquefoil
Citation
Potentilla canadensis L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Warren Co., NY: 10 Jun 2012 - 6
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Photo by: Sara R. Stebbins - Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. (EDR). Photo taken: Suffolk Co., NY: 23 Aug 2018 -
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