Common Name:
Common Cinquefoil

Scientific Name:
Potentilla canadensis L.

Family:
Rose (Rosaceae)

Plant Description:
Common cinquefoil is a perennial, low trailing plant that often produces runners several feet long. Stems are hairy and have five leaflets. Reproduction primarily is by runners and seed. The plant produces one yellow flower per stem during the months of May-August.

Remarks:
Cinquefoil is introduced into new plantings as seed contaminated sand and as cuttings. As the summer progresses, the plant's runners may overtake existing cranberry vines. The plant is also common in new and established beds along bed edges and sandy voids. It prefers a well drained sandy soil.