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PLANTS

Common cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Common cinquefoil, photo 1 of 5
Common cinquefoil, In flower
Common cinquefoil, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 187 observations of Common cinquefoil in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie66
  2. Estrie58
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches20
  4. Laurentides14
  5. Capitale-Nationale10
  6. Centre-du-Québec4
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Mauricie3
  9. Montréal3
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  11. Laval1
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

False strawberryPotentilla indica
TOXIC
Creeping cinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Sulphur cinquefoilPotentilla recta
Norwegian cinquefoilPotentilla norvegica
Silverweed cinquefoilArgentina anserina
Silver cinquefoilPotentilla argentea
TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Erect cinquefoilPotentilla erecta
Slender cinquefoilPotentilla gracilis
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana
Woodland strawberryFragaria vesca
Purple marshlocksComarum palustre