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Common Name: sulfur cinquefoil, round-fruited cinquefoil
Scientific Name: Potentilla recta L.
Family Name: Rosaceae - Rose Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - introduced perennial, reproducing by seed

stems - upright, hairy, heavily branched growth habit 1, growth habit 2

leaves - alternate, palmate compound, 5 to 7 leaflets; leaflets oblanceolate to obovate, toothed, hairy above and below leaves

flowers - 5-petaled, pale yellow, petals notched; terminal clusters flowers 1, flowers 2

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