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Potentilla canadensis
Very low growing plant. Small, bright yellow flowers, usually with 5 petals (I found one with 6, see picture #2). Palmately 5-parted leaves, deeply toothed. Silvery hair on leaves and stems.
Grassy area near a river in Connetquot State Park, New York. Grows in poor quality soil conditions. (the soil in most of Long Island is sandy)
Native to North America. Often mistaken for Buttercups.
Spotted on May 1, 2013
Submitted on May 1, 2013
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