Kebnat
PLANTS

Creeping cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

Plants
ToxicIntroducedHerbPerennialjuin to octobre
Creeping cinquefoil, photo 1 of 5
Creeping cinquefoil, In flower
Creeping cinquefoil, In fruit

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields. Flowers from June to October.

There are 5 observations of Creeping cinquefoil in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Laval, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Montérégie2
  2. Estrie2
  3. Laval1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

Similar species

False strawberryPotentilla indica
Common cinquefoilPotentilla simplex
Spring cinquefoilPotentilla verna
Silverweed cinquefoilArgentina anserina
Erect cinquefoilPotentilla erecta
TOXIC
Creeping buttercupRanunculus repens
Sulphur cinquefoilPotentilla recta
Silver cinquefoilPotentilla argentea
English cinquefoilPotentilla anglica
Downy cinquefoilPotentilla intermedia
European cinquefoilPotentilla thuringiaca
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