Potentilla recta
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Potentilla recta |
| Common name: | sulphur cinquefoil |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | 1 - 2' |
| Foliage: | palmately compound, 5 to 7 leaflets, serrate; alternate |
| Flower: | light yellow, 1/2" to 1' across, many flowered |
| Flowering time: | June to August |
| Habitat: | roadside, fields, waste areas |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | An extremely invasive weed that has little value to wildlife and out competes other vegetation. |