Common Name:
Marsh Cinquefoil
Marsh Five-Finger

Scientific Name:
Potentilla palustris L.

Family:
Rose (Rosaceae)

Plant Description:
Marsh Five-Finger is a low, ground sprawling perennial plant that grows to a height of 4-24 inches. Leaves are approximately 1-3 inches in length and have jagged or saw-toothed edges. Leaves are pinnate with 3-7 leaflets. The plant flowers in June-August. Flowers are red to purple in color.

Remarks:
Marsh Cinquefoil is common in older cranberry marshes and bogs throughout Wisconsin. In cranberry marshes it can be found along bed edges and drainage ditches. It prefers peat soils but will establish in moist sandy areas.