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Silvery Cinquefoil

Potentilla argentea

The Silvery Cinquefoil is a lovely flower with soft, silvery leaves and bright yellow blooms. It grows in sunny places and is often found in fields and meadows, making them a cheerful sight in nature.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Silvery Cinquefoil is a low-growing plant with distinctively silvery-white undersides on its leaves, making it stand out from typical green foliage. Its small, five-petaled flowers are bright yellow, often appearing in clusters above the fuzzy, palm-like leaves.

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Silvery Cinquefoil

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though it looks delicate, Silvery Cinquefoil is a wild cousin to the yummy strawberry plant!

Its leaves often have five leaflets, which led to its name meaning 'five fingers'!

Some people once used Silvery Cinquefoil leaves to brew a special herbal tea for various uses!

This tough little plant can thrive in poor, sandy soil where many other plants struggle to grow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Silver Shield

Silvery Cinquefoil has tiny white hairs on its leaves that reflect sunlight, helping it survive in hot, sunny places by reducing water loss.

Fähigkeit

Rooted Resilience

Silvery Cinquefoil can grow a deep taproot that helps it find water hidden far underground, making it very drought-tolerant.

Fähigkeit

Creeping Colonizer

Silvery Cinquefoil has stems that creep along the ground, allowing it to spread and create new roots, helping it colonize new areas.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-40 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
0.8-1.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Gathers nectar and pollen

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Visits flowers for nectar

parasitizes

Cinquefoil Leaf Miner

Phytomyza potentillae

Larvae feed inside leaves

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch flowers without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Silvery Cinquefoil?

10-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Silvery Cinquefoil?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Silvery Cinquefoil?

0.8-1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Silvery Cinquefoil?

Late spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Silvery Cinquefoil?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Silvery Cinquefoil?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Silvery Cinquefoil?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Silvery Cinquefoil?

Insekten

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