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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Rosaceae
Comarum palustre L.
marsh cinquefoil
Comarum: Greek name of the Arbutus having a similar fruit
palustre: "of marshes"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | sprawling, perennial, 8"-24" tall, emergent, semi-aquatic; stems reddish-brown, coarse, somewhat woody below; from long rhizomes |
| Flower: | purple to red, 5-parted, 3/4" wide, petals half as long as the sepals; inflorescence a few-flowered, leafy cluster; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | head of smooth, dry seeds |
| Leaf: | long stalked, pinnately-divided into 5-7 leaflets, oblong to elliptical, sharply toothed |
| Habitat: | bogs, swamps, streambanks; in mucky, peaty soil |
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