Rosaceae
Ruby cinquefoil
Potentilla atrosanguinea
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Potentilla
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 紫花銀光委陵菜, 紫花银光委陵菜, 银光委陵菜
- Danish
- Rød Potentil
- English
- Ruby cinquefoil, Himalayan cinquefoil
- Finnish
- Verihanhikki
- Polish
- Pięciornik krwisty
- Swedish
- Blodfingerört
Synonyms
- Potentilla argyrophylla var. atrosanguinea (G.Lodd. ex D.Don) Hook.f.
- Potentilla atrisanguinea Th.Wolf
- Potentilla atropurpurea de Vriese
- Potentilla atrosanguinea var. gibsonii Bergmans
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos

Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.