Potentilla simplex (Common cinquefoil)

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Potentilla simplex Michx.

Common cinquefoil

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Rosales	Rose family and eight others
Family	Rosaceae	Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others
Genus	Potentilla	Latin for “powerful,” for the medicinal qualities of some species
Species	simplex	“Simple, undivided, unbranched”

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Resting place for a daddy longlegs. · 6/17/2010 · Mt. Lebanon St., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

6/2/2023 · Ovens Mouth West, Blue Trail, Boothbay, Maine

6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine

Potentilla simplex Michx. var. argyrisma Fernald

Potentilla simplex Michx. var. calvescens Fernald

Potentilla simplex Michx. var. typica Fernald

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

5/27/2014 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)

8/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain

6/2/2023 · Ovens Mouth West, Blue Trail, Boothbay, Maine

8/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

6/2/2008 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (54 × 36 cm) ID is uncertain

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