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Description
Yellow flowered Potentilla growing in grass and at edge of paving in a carpark in Algonquin Park, Ontario
It reminds me of Potentilla norvegica (Rough cinquefoil), but that one has ternate leafs, and I have the impression this one has five segments.
Potentilla intermedia is another possibility
(compare this page)
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Comments & Identifications
It reminds me of Potentilla norvegica (Rough cinquefoil), but that one has ternate leafs, and I have the impression this one has five segments.
Potentilla intermedia is another possibility
(compare this page)
Hi Annetanne,
yes the plant does have leaves with 5 segments. I had originally thought the plant was P. norvegica, but the number of leaf-segments put me off.
Your suggestion of P. intermedia looks right. I hadn't considered that species as it isn't listed in the checklist for Algonquin Park.
Thanks for your input!
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