Dwarf cinquefoil

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Potentilla canadensis

Dwarf cinquefoil, a reference photo
Photo: Jomegat · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil (genus Potentilla) native to North America.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dwarf 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

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Species
Potentilla canadensis

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