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Potentilla norvegica
Also called Rough cinquefoil, Ternate-leaved cinquefoil, Ternate Leaf Cinquefoil
Norwegian cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) is a usually annual, sometimes short-lived perennial wildflower of the rose family, with small yellow flowers, native to cool northern regions and often found as a weed on disturbed ground. It is grown mainly as a wild or naturalizing plant rather than a garden ornamental.
Potentilla norvegica is a species of cinquefoil known by the common names rough cinquefoil, ternate-leaved cinquefoil, and Norwegian cinquefoil. It is native to Europe, Asia, and parts of North America, and it can be found elsewhere as an introduced species.
Norwegian cinquefoil is native to much of Europe, Asia, and parts of North America, and it can be found in other parts of the world as an introduced species. Its natural habitat is arable fields, gardens, banks, hedgerows, wasteland, logging clearings, loading areas and occasionally shores, often on sandy or gravelly soils.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potentilla norvegica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
