Friday, May 29, 2009

Dwarf Cinquefoil (plant #4)


KINGDOM: Plantae
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FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Potentilla canadensis
COMMON NAME: Dwarf Cinquefoil
NOTES OF INTEREST: Tiny, yellow buttercup-like flowers on runners...resembles wild strawberries. "Cinquefoil" means "five petals."
PHOTO TAKEN: May 2009

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