Other common names:
Shrubby Fivefingers, Three-leaved Cinquefoil Other scientific names: Potentilla tridentata, Sibbaldiopsis tridentata French names:
Potentille tridentée Family: Rose Family (Rosaceae) Group: Cinquefoils Distinctive features: Sub-Shrub; Low, small shurb. Leaves have three teeth at the ends. Similar species: •
Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) • Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) Flowers: Spring, Summer; White; 5 parts (petals) Leaves: Evergreen Height:
10-25 cm (4-10 in); Very low shrub. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas; This is a northern species. Rocky & sandy areas. Books: Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 28 Shrubs of Ontario: 199 Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 230 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common in northern Ontario, rare in the south.
For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
105 photographs available, of which 5 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
A small shrub, creeping or trailing. Note the three teeth at the end of the leaves.
It grows in rocky crevices. These particular photos were taken along the James Bay Road in Quebec, at the Broadback River.
For more information about this part of Quebec, please visit the James Bay Road website.
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