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Rosaceae

Norwegian cinquefoil

Potentilla norvegica L.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Potentilla

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Common names

By language (20)
Belarusian
Дуброўка нарвежская
Bulgarian
Норвежки очиболец
Chinese
挪威委陵菜
Czech
Mochna norská
Dutch
Noorse ganzerik
English
Norwegian cinquefoil, Rough cinquefoil, Ternate-leaved cinquefoil
Estonian
Norra maran
Finnish
Peltohanhikki, Amerikanpeltohanhikki, Euroopanpeltohanhikki
French
Potentille norvégienne
German
Norwegisches Fingerkraut
hsb
Norski porstnik
Icelandic
Noregsmura
Japanese
エゾノミツモトソウ
Norwegian Bokmål
Norsk mure
Russian
Лапчатка норвежская
Slovak
Nátržník nórsky
Slovenian
Norveški petoprstnik
Swedish
Norsk fingerört
Ukrainian
Перстач норвезький
Welsh
Pumnalen norwy

Synonyms

  • Fragaria monspeliensis (L.) Crantz
  • Fragaria norvegica (L.) Crantz
  • Fragaria parviflora Lam.
  • Pentaphyllum norvegicum (L.) Gaertn.
  • Potentilla dichotoma Moench
  • Potentilla diffusa Willd.
  • Potentilla flexuosa Raf.
  • Potentilla fragariifolia Hoppe ex Lehm.
  • Potentilla geminiflora Schrank
  • Potentilla grossa Douglas ex Hook.
  • Potentilla gusuleacii Hormuz.
  • Potentilla gusuleacii f. prostrata Hormuz.
  • Potentilla gusuleacii f. quinata Hormuz.
  • Potentilla gusuleacii f. ternata Hormuz.
  • Potentilla hirsuta Michx.
  • Potentilla labradorica Lehm.
  • Potentilla monspeliensis L.
  • Potentilla monspeliensis var. labradorica (Lehm.) Fernald
  • Potentilla monspeliensis var. norvegica (L.) Farw.
  • Potentilla morisonii DC.
  • Potentilla norvegica f. degenerata Lehm.
  • Potentilla norvegica f. degenerata (Lehm.) Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla norvegica f. labradorica (Lehm.) Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla norvegica f. parvula Domin
  • Potentilla norvegica f. pinguis Petunn.
  • Potentilla norvegica subsp. genuina (Th.Wolf) Hyl.
  • Potentilla norvegica subsp. hirsuta (Michx.) Hyl.
  • Potentilla norvegica subsp. monspeliensis (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Potentilla norvegica subsp. norvegica
  • Potentilla norvegica var. conferta Kuntze
  • Potentilla norvegica var. diffusa (Willd.) Kuntze
  • Potentilla norvegica var. genuina Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla norvegica var. hirsuta (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Potentilla norvegica var. labradorica (Lehm.) Fernald
  • Potentilla norvegica var. monspeliensis (L.) Th.Wolf
  • Potentilla rivalis Rothr.
  • Potentilla ruthenica Willd.
  • Potentilla ruthenica var. diffusa Nestl.
  • Potentilla trifolia Gilib.
  • Potentilla trifoliata Gilib.

and 2 more.

Characteristics

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

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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.