Flower ID: IMG_0821.JPG-06-19-2017 Flower name (scientific): Potentilla recta Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) po-ten-TIL-ah REK-tuh Flower name (common): Sulphur 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: Latin for upright. Common name origin: The use of Sulphur possibly reflects that the flower color is rather similar to that of elemental sulphur (US spelling sulfur). 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: 0.6 to 0.8 inches (1.5 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Erect Size: 16 to 32 inches (41 to 81 cm) tall. Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Leaflets up to 10 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, palmately-divided (FWI), leaflet, elliptic to oblong-oblanceolate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, fields, streambanks, disturbed areas, roadsides, waste areas, sun, dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in Wisconsin. The Okanagan used this plant to treat sores and wounds (Moerman, p. 435, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Potentilla recta subsp. recta (The other infraspecifics are Potentilla recta subsp. crassa (Tausch ex Opiz) Jávorka, Potentilla recta subsp. laciniosa (Waldstein & Kitaibel ex Nestler) Nyman, Potentilla recta subsp. leucotricha (Borbás) Jávorka, Potentilla recta subsp. levieri Arrigoni, Potentilla recta subsp. obscura (Willdenow) Arcangeli, Potentilla recta subsp. pilosa (Poiret) Jávorka. None of these six subspecies have been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed