Characteristics
Potentilla recta L.
sulphur cinquefoil
Roadsides, cultivated ground, successional fields, pastures, openings in forests, disturbed sites, and waste places in dry to dry-mesic soils.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized SNA (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Rosales
Potentilla recta L. - sulphur cinquefoil
Citation
Potentilla recta 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: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 13 June 2017 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 16 May 2017 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 25 Jun 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 25 Jun 2002 - 1
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