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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Rosaceae
Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A.Löve
shrubby cinquefoil, shrubby five-fingers
Pentaphylloides: Little Pentaphyllon or Potentilla (comes from the Latin diminutive of potens meaning "powerful" in reference to the medicinal properties of some species)
floribunda: freely blooming
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall shrub |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 3/4" wide; blooms June-Oct. |
| Habitat: | wet; bogs, meadows, shores; in limy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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