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PLANTS

Silver cinquefoil

Potentilla argentea

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialmai to septembre
Silver cinquefoil, photo 1 of 5
Silver cinquefoil, In flower
Silver cinquefoil, In fruit
20–50 cmLength

Perennial herbaceous plant 20–50 cm long. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields. Flowers from May to September.

There are 599 observations of Silver cinquefoil in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie89
  2. Capitale-Nationale70
  3. Outaouais64
  4. Montréal62
  5. Côte-Nord57
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent53
  7. Laurentides45
  8. Estrie33
  9. Lanaudière32
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  11. Mauricie21
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  13. Centre-du-Québec12
  14. Laval11
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6

Habitat

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Similar species

Downy cinquefoilPotentilla intermedia
Erect cinquefoilPotentilla erecta
Sulphur cinquefoilPotentilla recta
Ashy cinquefoilPotentilla inclinata
Shrubby cinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
AbsinthiumArtemisia absinthium
TOXIC
Creeping cinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Silverweed cinquefoilArgentina anserina
Spring cinquefoilPotentilla verna
Norwegian cinquefoilPotentilla norvegica
Slender cinquefoilPotentilla gracilis
European cinquefoilPotentilla thuringiaca