Purple marshlocks

Comarum palustre

"Comarum palustre" is a common waterside shrub. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, particularly the northern regions. It is most commonly found on lake shores, marshy riversides and stream margins, often partly submerged with foliage floating.
Marsh Cinquefoil Along the marshy shore of Purdons Lake the Marsh Cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) is in bloom at Purdon Conservation Area, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Canada,Comarum palustre,Geotagged,Lanark,Marsh Cinquefoil,Ontario,Potentilla palustris,Purdon Conservation Area,Purple marshlocks,Summer

Appearance

Its branches spread into leaves with three to seven narrow leaflets which are sharply jagged. The stem is a reddish-brown, low sprawling, vine-like structure. Flowers extend from the branch which vary from red to purple, and are about one inch in diameter, blooming in summer.
The stems roots at the base then rises to about 30 cm.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusComarum
SpeciesPalustre
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America