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Potentilla recta L.

Rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderRosalesRose family and eight others
FamilyRosaceaeIncludes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others
GenusPotentillaLatin for “powerful,” for the medicinal qualities of some species
Speciesrecta“Upright, erect”

About plant names...

Rough-fruited cinquefoil is a Eurasian native. It was introduced to North America prior to 1900, and it has become widespread. It is considered a noxious weed in some localities.

Identification: Plants are up to 1½′ (50 cm) high, with hairy stems and palmlike leaf clusters. Each cluster has five to seven hairy leaflets, each 2-4″ (5-10 cm) × ½-1″ (1.3-2.5 cm), with many small teeth. Flowers have five petals and are about ½″ (1.5 cm) in diameter. They are cream-colored, pale yellow, or yellow, with a yellow center and black spots on the anthers. Fruits are dark brown achenes (dried fruits) with branched ridges, hence the name "rough-fruited."

This cinquefoil is found in grasslands, shrubby areas, open forest, roadsides, abandoned fields, and waste areas.

Online References:

Missouriplants.com

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

Illinois Wildflowers

Minnesota Wildflowers

Cwma.org

The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

Spes.vt.edu

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

7/17/2014 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

6/13/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

6/12/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3 × 4½″ (7.5 × 11 cm)

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

7/2/2017 · Wildlife Pond, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

Potentilla recta L. var. obscura (Nestler) W.D.J. Koch

Potentilla recta L. var. pilosa (Willd.) Ledeb.

Potentilla recta L. var. sulphurea (Lam. & DC.) Peyr.

 

Potentilla recta description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.

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Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

6/8/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

7/11/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near NH Line, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

7/2/2017 · Wildlife Pond, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

6/8/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

6/8/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (55 × 36 cm)

Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil)

6/24/2015 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Ctr, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

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