General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 2-4 inches
Leaves: Other: Palmate with five leaflets (Similar plants have three, i.e. Indian Strawberry)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Will Naturalize
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners

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Common names
  • Dwarf Cinquefoil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Potentilla canadensis
  • Synonym: Callionia canadensis
  • Synonym: Callionia pumila

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 4, 2023
Dwarf Cinquefoil #415; RAB p. 535, 97-4-1; LHB p. 527; AG p. 158,
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: April 18, 2023
Dwarf Cinquefoil #415; RAB p. 535, 97-4-1; LHB p. 527; AG p. 158,
Location: Hiking Trail In Fairfax :-)
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 4, 2023
Dwarf Cinquefoil #415; RAB p. 535, 97-4-1; LHB p. 527; AG p. 158,
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: April, 2011
Location: Fairfax, VA | May, 2023
Comments:
  • Posted by sheryl (Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ - Zone 9b) on Dec 8, 2011 7:30 PM concerning plant:
    Native North American wildflower. Found throughout the eastern states (from Maine to Georgia) to the midwest and Texas.
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