Dwarf Cinquefoil
Potentilla canadensis L. - Rose familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 6 inches
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Dwarf Cinquefoil: Pyrgus centaureae
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- CAN: Nova Scotia, Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.