Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
riparia
ID:
1005729

Status:
valid

Authors:
Murata

Source:
rjp

Year:
1953

Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 15: 44 (1953)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001005067

Common Names

  • Potentilla riparia
  • Riverbank Cinquefoil
  • Riverbank Five-finger

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Description

Potentilla riparia (also called Riverbank Cinquefoil, among many other common names) is a perennial herb native to Europe and North Africa. It has a rosette of basal leaves and grows up to 30 cm tall. Its leaves are palmately compound and up to 7 cm long. The flowers are yellow and the fruits are achenes. It grows in wet meadows, riverbanks and marshes.

Uses & Benefits

Potentilla riparia is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in landscaping.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flowers of Potentilla riparia are yellow, and the seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a reddish-brown stem.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Potentilla riparia is a perennial plant that can be propagated by division of the root clumps in the spring. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 3-7.

Where to Find Potentilla riparia

Potentilla riparia is native to North America and can be found in dry, open woods and prairies.

Species in the Potentilla genus

Potentilla semiargentea, Potentilla alpicola, Potentilla praecox, Potentilla johanniniana, Potentilla pindicola, Potentilla taurica, Potentilla hispanica, Potentilla silesiaca, Potentilla conferta, Potentilla rigoana, Potentilla rhenana, Potentilla argenteaeformis, Potentilla siemersiana, Potentilla pseudosimulatrix, Potentilla recta, Potentilla macrosepala, Potentilla leuconota, Potentilla argyrophylla, Potentilla bruceae, Potentilla arbuscula, Potentilla grandiflora, Potentilla virgata, Potentilla incana, Potentilla tommasiniana, Potentilla bornmuelleri, Potentilla sommerfeltii, Potentilla glaucescens, Potentilla potaninii, Potentilla indica, Potentilla taronensis, Potentilla multiceps, Potentilla plumosa, Potentilla pendula, Potentilla angustiloba, Potentilla granulosa, Potentilla crenulata, Potentilla xizangensis, Potentilla subdigitata, Potentilla limprichtii, Potentilla discolor, Potentilla sischanensis, Potentilla tanacetifolia, Potentilla parvifolia, Potentilla moorcroftii, Potentilla imbricata, Potentilla eriocarpa, Potentilla inquinans, Potentilla cardotiana, Potentilla hypoleuca, Potentilla multicaulis,

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,

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