Cinquefoil
| Potentilla | |
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| Potentilla reptans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rosoideae |
| Genus: |
Potentilla L. |
| Type species | |
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Potentilla reptans L. |
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| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Duchesnea |
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Duchesnea
and see text and Species of Potentilla
Potentilla /ˌpoʊtənˈtɪlə/ is a genus containing over 300species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. They are usually called cinquefoils in English. Potentilla are generally only found throughout the northern continents of the world (holarctic), though some may even be found in montane biomes of the New Guinea Highlands. Several other "cinquefoils" formerly included here are now separated in distinct genera.
Some species are called tormentils, though this is often used specifically for common tormentil (P. erecta). Others are referred to as "barren strawberries", which may also refer to P. sterilis in particular, or to the closely related but not congeneric Waldsteinia fragarioides.
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