Question: Hi, Is this flower common cinquefoil? It was found growing in a shaded clearing on June 14 in the Blue …
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Question
Hi, Is this flower common cinquefoil? It was found growing in a shaded clearing on June 14 in the Blue Hills in Milton, MA.
Answer
BrooklineBiker, while I can't be 100% certain, your plant does look like Potentilla simplex (old field cinquefoil), one of our most common species that is found in open areas and along roadsides. It is a trailing species with palmately compound leaves and flowers born on long, slender stalks.
