Cinquefoil - Potentilla reptans

Habitat; Forested wetland

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Pl@ntnet favors "Potentilla reptans" over anything else in the genus. As for the accuracy of that, not sure, but it's a clue. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for checking -- that's the species I came up as most likely too. So, I'll ID it as such for now. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Great! Posted 4 years ago

The Creeping cinquefoil

"Potentilla reptans", known as the creeping cinquefoil, European cinquefoil or creeping tormentil, is a plant in the Rosaceae family. Potentilla reptans can be an invasive weed in lawns and flowerbeds and difficult to eradicate, particularly when it competes with and infests established groundcovers. All of the taproots must be dug up, or the plant will reappear.

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Similar species: Rosales

Species identified by Christine Young