Potentilla canadensis

Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is native to PA

This native cinquefoil has prostrate stems that run on the ground and root at the nodes.  The flowers and leaves rise from the runners on separate stalks.  This little plant prefers dry woods and sometimes fields.

Common in dry, open woods and fields

Present throughout the state

Wetland codes
EMP: UPL
NCNE: UPL



Flowers May through July.

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Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is native to PA
Potentilla canadensis gallery
Plant Life-Form
perennial forb