Potentilla simplex

Common Cinquefoil

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Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: April - July

Common Cinquefoil has solitary yellow flowers with five petals. It has palmate leaves with five leaflets, and the terminal leaflet is toothed for more than half of its length.




25 June 2026
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
25 June 2026
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
25 June 2026
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
(basal two leaflets tiny and not fully developed)
 




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