Common Cinquefoil
: 3 - 9
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Ground Cover - Forb/herb
Mature Size: Height: 2-12 in.
Flowers: April - June
Fruit: N/A
Common alternate names for Common Cinquefoil: old-field cinquefoil, old-field five-fingers, spreading cinquefoil.
Scientific name for Common Cinquefoil: Potentilla simplex Michx.
Planting Information:
Colors: Leaves: green. Flowers: bright yellow, small.
Edible - food uses of Common Cinquefoil: N/A
Healing medicinal qualities of Common Cinquefoil:
A tea made from the roots of Common Cinquefoil was used as a remedy for "thrash" and fevers.
Other uses for Common Cinquefoil: Use as a ground cover for hard to grow areas.
Wildlife:
General description and characteristics of Common Cinquefoil:
Use as a ground cover for hard to grow areas.
Common cinquefoil leaves each have 5 toothed leaflets. The five-petaled, small, yellow flowers each bloom on their own thin stalks.
Common cinquefoil grows in dry habitats (e.g. woods, fields, meadows). Grows in shaded, grassy areas.
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