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Rosaceae

Marsh cinquefoil

Comarum palustre L.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Comarum

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Marsh cinquefoil (Comarum palustre)
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (32)
Belarusian
Шабельнік балотны, Ажэўнік, Балотная ружа, Бацянавы ножкі, Буцянавы ножкі, Гравілат, Грэбнік, Дзекоп
Bulgarian
Мочурен очиболец
Catalan
Fragassa palustre
Chinese
沼委陵菜, 半边苏, 欧洲红花委陵菜
Croatian
Močvarni petoprst
Czech
Mochna bahenní, Zábělník bahenní, Záběhlík bahenní, Zábělník bahní
Danish
Kragefod
Dutch
Wateraardbei
English
Marsh cinquefoil, Purple marshlocks
Estonian
Soopihl
Finnish
Suokurjenjalka, Kurjenjalka
French
Argentine rouge, Comaret, Comaret des marais, Potentille des marais, Potentille palustre, Quintefeuille aquatique
German
Blutauge, Sumpf-Blutauge, Sumpfblutauge
hsb
Bahnowy porstnik, Sedmporstnik
Hungarian
Tőzegeper, Mocsári pimpó, Tőzegpimpó
Icelandic
Engjarós
Irish
Cnó léana
Japanese
クロバナロウゲ
Latvian
Purva vārnkāja
Lithuanian
Pelkinė sidabražolė, Sūdras, Trindažolė
Norwegian Bokmål
Myrhatt
Norwegian Nynorsk
Myrhatt
os
Далæгæрдæг
Polish
Siedmiopalecznik błotny, Comarum, Pięciornik błotny, Siedmiopalecznik
Russian
Сабельник болотный, Болотная роза, Лапчатка болотная, Пятилистник большой, Пятипёрстная трава
sah
Лээби от
se
Suotnjoruški
Slovak
Nátržnica močiarna
Slovenian
Močvirski petoprstnik
Swedish
Kråkklöver
Ukrainian
Вовче тіло болотне, Сабельник болотний
Welsh
Pumnalen y gors

Synonyms

  • Argentina rubra Lam.
  • Comarum angustifolium Raf.
  • Comarum angustifolium var. parvifolium Raf.
  • Comarum arcticum Gand.
  • Comarum digitatum Raf.
  • Comarum palustre subsp. angustifolium (Raf.) Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre subsp. arcticum (Gand.) Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre var. ambifaria (Gunnarsson) Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre var. glandulosum Farw.
  • Comarum palustre var. glutinosum Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre var. myriotrichum Borbás
  • Comarum palustre var. stipulaceum Carion
  • Comarum palustre var. stipulatum Raf.
  • Comarum palustre var. subglandulosum Borbás
  • Comarum palustre var. villosum Pers.
  • Comarum rubrum Gilib.
  • Comarum tomentosum Raf.
  • Fragaria palustris (L.) Crantz
  • Fragaria pinnatifida Stokes
  • Fragaria pinnatifolia Stokes
  • Pancovia angustifolia Raf.
  • Pancovia digitata Raf.
  • Pancovia palustris Raf.
  • Pancovia palustris (L.) Nieuwl.
  • Pancovia palustris (L.) Bubani
  • Potentilla angustifolia Raf.
  • Potentilla comariformis St.-Lag.
  • Potentilla comarum Nestl.
  • Potentilla digitata Raf.
  • Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.
  • Potentilla palustris f. ambifaria Gunnarsson
  • Potentilla palustris f. glandulosa Gunnarsson
  • Potentilla palustris f. subglabra Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla palustris f. subsericea (W.Becker) Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla palustris f. subsericea (W.Becker) Gunnarsson
  • Potentilla palustris f. typica Gunnarsson
  • Potentilla palustris subf. subglabra (Th.Wolf) Gunnarsson
  • Potentilla palustris subf. subglabra Gunnarsson
  • Potentilla palustris var. genuina Rouy & E.G.Camus
  • Potentilla palustris var. parvifolia (Raf.) Fernald & B.H.Long

and 8 more.

Flowers

In flower
June to July (from 1,001 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.