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Rosaceae

Strawberry cinquefoil

Potentilla fragiformis Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Potentilla

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Strawberry cinquefoil: Species : Potentilla fragiformis Family : Rosaceae Image No. 1
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Strawberry cinquefoil

Synonyms

  • Potentilla fragiformis f. nana Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla fragiformis var. caespitosa Regel & Herder
  • Potentilla fragiformis var. grandiflora Trautv.
  • Potentilla fragiformis var. typica Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla fragiformis var. uniflora Trautv.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced

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.