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Norwegian cinquefoil

Potentilla norvegica

Plants
NativeHerbjuin
Norwegian cinquefoil, In flower
Norwegian cinquefoil, In fruit
Norwegian cinquefoil, Flower buds

Herbaceous plant. Grows in thickets and in fields. Flowers in June.

There are 888 observations of Norwegian cinquefoil in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord135
  2. Montérégie96
  3. Capitale-Nationale83
  4. Laurentides68
  5. Nord-du-Québec60
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean53
  7. Estrie53
  8. Montréal51
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches50
  10. Lanaudière47
  11. Outaouais38
  12. Centre-du-Québec37
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent35
  15. Mauricie27
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  17. Laval7

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsMario Hains
Water’s edgeGogerr
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

False strawberryPotentilla indica
Sulphur cinquefoilPotentilla recta
Downy cinquefoilPotentilla intermedia
Common cinquefoilPotentilla simplex
Woodland strawberryFragaria vesca
Silver cinquefoilPotentilla argentea
Herb bennetGeum urbanum
Yellow avensGeum aleppicum
Tall cinquefoilDrymocallis arguta
Largeleaf avensGeum macrophyllum
Erect cinquefoilPotentilla erecta
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana