Creeping Cinquefoil

Creeping Cinquefoil

Taxobox
name = "Creeping Cinquefoil"



image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
genus = "Potentilla"
species = "P. reptans"
binomial = "Potentilla reptans"
binomial_authority = L.

Creeping cinquefoil ("Potentilla reptans") is a plant in the Rosaceae family.

It is a creeping perennial plant native to the UK and introduced to the U.S. Its trailing stems root at the nodes. Leaves are borne on long stalks. It blooms in June­ - August with yellow flowers (about 2 cm in diameter) that have 5 heart-shaped petals. It is quite common. Could be easily confused with silverweed. Some species have been used as astringents in the treatment of diarrhea, chronic catarrhs, and night sweats.


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