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Potentilla sp.
Yellow flowers with 5 notched petals. Leaves were compound and divided into 5 toothed leaflets.
Growing in a deciduous forest on the edge of a swamp.
Cinquefoil has many potential medicinal uses, including using an infusion made from the root as an astringent, antiseptic, and tonic.
Spotted on Jun 4, 2017
Submitted on Dec 11, 2017
7 Comments
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks for the suggestion Brian, I didn't realize it had medicinal properties.
Your welcome, Christine....
You might consider adding it to the medicinal plant mission. Here is a link describing cinquefoil as a medicinal herb. https://altnature.com/gallery/cinquefoil...
Thanks for your help Brian, and thanks maplemoth for your comment :)
A very pretty flower....
Look at cinquefoil plants maybe potentilla genus.