Rosaceae
Dwarf cinquefoil
Potentilla canadensis
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Potentilla
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf cinquefoil
Synonyms
- Callionia canadensis (L.) Greene
- Callionia pumila (Poir.) Greene
- Fragaria canadensis (L.) Crantz
- Potentilla canadensis f. canadensis
- Potentilla canadensis f. ochroleuca (Weath.) Fernald
- Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis
- Potentilla canadensis var. pumila (Poir.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Potentilla canadensis var. pumila (Poir.) Lehm. ex Hook.
- Potentilla canadensis var. typica Fernald
- Potentilla canadensis var. villosissima Fernald
- Potentilla caroliniana Poir.
- Potentilla pumila Poir.
- Potentilla pumila f. ochroleuca Weath.
- Potentilla pumila var. caroliniana (Poir.) P.W.Graff
- Tormentilla canadensis (L.) Kechaykin & Shmakov
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.