Flower ID: IMG_1331.JPG-07-23-2017 Flower name (scientific): Potentilla norvegica Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) po-ten-TIL-ah nor-VEJ-i-ka Flower name (common): Norwegian Cinquefoil Family name (common): Rose Family name (scientific): Rosaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Derived from the Latin potens, for powerful or strong, referencing the medicinal properties of some species of Potentilla. Specific epithet: Of or from Norway. Common name origin: The first part probably reflects where the first described specimen was collected. Cinquefoil is from the old French cinkfoil for five leaves, referring to the 5 leaflets on each compound leaf, though some species have commonly 3 leaflets. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches (8 to 13 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: Yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Leaves up to 6 to 10 cm long. Leaflets up to 6 to 8 cm long and 4 to 5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ternate, rarely palmate, leaflet, broadly oblanceolate or elliptic to obovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual to perennial. Habitat: Prairies, fields, forests, streambanks, disturbed sites, roadsides, waste areas, sun or part shade, dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Four other Potentilla species have some resemblance: Potentilla simplex (Common Cinquefoil), Potentilla pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Cinquefoil), Potentilla rivalis (Brook Cinquefoil), and Potentilla supina(Bushy Cinquefoil). Potentilla norvegica has sepals noticeably longer than the petals with flowers about 13 mm wide and leaf undersides green, P. rivalis has sepals noticeably longer than the petals and flowers about 6 mm wide, P. supina has sepals about the same length as the petals, whereas P. simplex has sepals shorter than the petals, while P. pensylvanica a species not repoted from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois, but present in Minnesota and Iowa, has petals both shorter and longer than the sepals depending on the variety with flowers about 10 to 13 mm wide and leaf undersides with a white sericeous (silky) appearance. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe used this plant as a physic (Smith, p. 384, 1932). The Potawatomi use the root of this plant as a medicine for unspecified ailments (Smith, p. 75, 1933). In these two references Smith uses an old synonym name Potentilla monspeliensis for this plant. Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC