Flower ID: IMG_6086.JPG-06-06-2023 Flower name (scientific): Sibbaldia tridentata (Aiton) Paule & Soják PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sy-BAL-dee-uh try-den-TAY-ta Flower name (common): Three-toothed Cinquefoil Family name (common): Rose Family name (scientific): Rosaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named for Robert Sibbald (1641 – 1722) Scottish physician and antiquarian, first professor of medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and cofounder of the botanical garden in Edinburgh. Specific epithet: Latin for three-toothed, reffering to the leaves. Common name origin: The leaves have three teeth. This species was originally in the Potentilla genus, which are commonly called the Cinquefoils. 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 0.6 inches (8 to 15 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Meadows, prairies, woodlands, forests, shores, dry, sandy to rocky soil, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The three stalkless leaflets with three teeth at the tip help identify this species. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.708930 Longitude: -91.016708 Altitude: 259.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Grant, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Sauk, Sheboygan, Washburn, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, GA, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Potentilla tridentata Aiton Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 2: 216 (t. 9). 1789. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU