A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Family Rosaceae
Genus Potentilla: Cinquefoil




Potentilla intermedia L.






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Page created January 30, 2006
Page last updated August 30, 2009




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Potentilla anglica
Potentilla anserina subsp. anserina [= Argentina anserina]
Potentilla anserina subsp. egedii [= Argentina egedii subsp. egedii]
Potentilla anserina subsp. x groenlandica [= Argentina egedii subsp. groenlandica]
Potentilla anserina subsp. pacifica
Potentilla argentea
Potentilla canadensis
Potentilla crantzii [= Potentilla neumanniana]
Potentilla erecta
Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla [= Potentilla diversifolia subsp. ranunculus]
Potentilla hyparctica subsp. elatior [= Potentilla nana]
Potentilla intermedia
Potentilla litoralis [= Potentilla pensylvanica var. litoralis]
Potentilla nivea
Potentilla norvegica
Potentilla pulchella [= Potentilla usticapensis]
Potentilla recta
Potentilla simplex





Potentilla anserina Linnaeus subsp. anserina  -  Silverweed - [NF, LAB]
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Barachois. Tidal flat. June 19, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower and Leaf Underside
Whole Plant
Parson's Pond. Moulting Pond. Shore sands. July 14, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower and Leaves

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Potentilla argentea Linnaeus  -  Silverleaf Cinquefoil - [NF] [i]
Brigus. Near Bartlett Monument, above beach. Edge of parking lot. October 21, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of Flower (one petal missing)
Leaves with Opening Flower
Leaves with Opening Flower
St. John's. Bowring Park. Old rail bed. June 13, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Stems and Leaves
St. John's, Newfoundland. Torbay Airport, "American side". Disturbed ground. July 28, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flowering Stem
Leaves
Leaf, Underside
St. John's, Newfoundland. Bowring Park. Dry, grassy area. Near swimming pool. August 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Budding Branch
Brigus, Newfoundland. Near Bartlett Monument, above beach. Edge of parking lot. September 26, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower, Petals Fallen
Flower, Petals Fallen
Leaf

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Potentilla crantzii (Crantz) Beck [= Potentilla neumanniana Asch.]  -  Crantz’s Cinquefoil, Northern Cinquefoil - [NF, LAB]
L'Anse-Amour. Near lighthouse. Coastal heath. July 10, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Leaf
Raleigh. Aunt Martha's Hill [Piton Point], north of main town. West of cemetery. Meadow near beach. July 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Leaf
Raleigh. Aunt Martha's Hill [Piton Point], north of main town. West of cemetery. Meadow near beach. July 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flowers and Leaves

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Potentilla intermedia L.  -  Downy Cinquefoil - [NF] [i]
St. John's. Gower Street. Sidewalk plant. June 22, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Inflorescence
Leaf
Leaf, Underside
Stephenville Airport. West of fenced area. Weedy roadside. July 11, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers
Leaf
Leaf, Underside
Whole Plant

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Potentilla litoralis Rydberg [= Potentilla pensylvanica Linnaeus var. litoralis (Rydberg) B. Boivin]  -  Coastal Cinquefoil - [NF - RARE, LAB]
Portland Creek area. Portland Head. Summit. Parking area. August 6, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Buds and Fruit
Inflorescence
Leaf
Leafy Plant

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Potentilla nivea Linnaeus  -  Snowy Cinquefoil - [NF, LAB]
Between Cap St. George and Mainland. Limestone barrens. High ground. June 9, 2001 [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar] . [Transparencies - ]
Flower
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Burnt Cape. Limestone barrens. July 6, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Whole Plants
Gros Morne National Park. Killdevil Mountain. July 9, 1998. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]
Whole Plants

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Potentilla norvegica Linnaeus  -  Norwegian Cinquefoil, Rough Cinquefoil - [NF, LAB]
St. John's. Goulds. Flower nursery weed. June 20, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower
Leaf
Leafy Stem

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Potentilla pulchella R. Brown ex Ross [= Potentilla usticapensis Fernald; the taxonomic validity of this potentially endemic Newfoundland form requires further investigation]  -  "Burnt Cape Cinquefoil" - [NF - RARE (endemic form?)]
Burnt Cape. Limestone barrens. [nd.] [Digital - Dulcie House]
Flower
Leaf
Whole Plant
Burnt Cape. Limestone barrens. July 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Faded Flower
Faded Flower and Leaf
Flowering Stem
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Burnt Cape. Limestone barrens. Summer 1998. [Transparency - Henry Mann]
Whole Plant
Cape Norman. Limestone barrens. Summer 1999. [Transparency - Laura Noel]
Whole Plant

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Potentilla simplex Michaux  -  Common Cinquefoil, Decumbent Fivefinger - [NF] [i]
Haricot. Near Highway bridge over river entering barachois. Edge of river floodplain and parking area. July 27, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of Flower
Flower, Leaves and Runners
Leaves and Runners

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