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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: I wish this little plant was flowering, but maybe you can identify it anyway. It was found growing out of …

  • Question

    I wish this little plant was flowering, but maybe you can identify it anyway. It was found growing out of a rock wall overlooking a pond near Ravena NY Thank You,

    Answer

    Auntie, While I can't be certain, the plant looks like a species of Potentilla, perhaps P. norvegica (Norwegia cinquefoil), a species that, despite its name, is native (in part) to North America.