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PLANTS

Pennsylvania cinquefoil

Potentilla pensylvanica

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennial
Pennsylvania cinquefoil, photo 1 of 5
Pennsylvania cinquefoil, In flower
Pennsylvania cinquefoil, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and on the coast.

There are 8 observations of Pennsylvania cinquefoil in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec2
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Côte-Nord2

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
ShorelineRudy_P

Similar species

Pennsylvania cinquefoilPotentilla litoralis
Tansy CinquefoilPotentilla bipinnatifida
Slender cinquefoilPotentilla gracilis
Tall cinquefoilDrymocallis arguta
Sulphur cinquefoilPotentilla recta
Woolly cinquefoilPotentilla hippiana
Silver cinquefoilPotentilla argentea
Shrubby cinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
Silverweed cinquefoilArgentina anserina