Rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica)

Rough cinquefoil, a reference photo — Photo: pellaea · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Potentilla norvegica is a species of cinquefoil known by the common names rough cinquefoil, ternate-leaved cinquefoil, and Norwegian cinquefoil. It is native to Europe, Asia, and parts of North America, and it can be found elsewhere as an introduced species.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Rough cinquefoil being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Potentilla intermedia
Potentilla rivalis
Potentilla biennis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species: Potentilla norvegica

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