COMMON CINQUEFOIL
Potentilla simplex
The Cinquefoil is just starting to bloom. Find any field, woodland border or opening and Cinquefoil will be there.
Over 300 sub-species of Cinquefoil are found world-wide. “Peterson” lists 11 species in Northeast and North Central America. I’ve found The Common, Dwarf, Rough-Fruited and Shrubby Cinquefoil growing in Cameron County.
Common Cinquefoil is easy to identify by its long, prostrate, reddish runners. Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil grows upright.