Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex Michx. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 20 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I)

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.