Potentilla recta
Potentilla recta | |
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Yellow-flowering individuals | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Potentilla |
Species: | P. recta
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Binomial name | |
Potentilla recta |
Potentilla recta, the sulphur cinquefoil[1] or rough-fruited cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil. It is native to Eurasia but it is present in North America as an introduced species, ranging through almost the entire continent except the northernmost part of Canada and Alaska.
The plant probably originated in the Mediterranean Basin. In North America, it was first collected in the 19th century in Ontario and in 1914 in British Columbia.[2] It is known as a minor noxious weed in some areas.[2] It occurs in many types of habitat, including disturbed, weedy places.
Description
Sulphur cinquefoil is a perennial herb and is a tufted plant growing from a woody
Distribution and habitat
Sulphur cinquefoil is native to much of Europe, Asia, and parts of North America, and it can be found in other parts of the world as an introduced species.[2] Its natural habitat is arable fields, gardens, banks, hedgerows, wasteland, logging clearings, loading areas and occasionally shores.[3]
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White-flowering individual
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Traditional use
Potentilla recta is traditionally used as a tonic in Turkey.[4]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Potentilla recta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "SPECIES: Potentilla recta". US Forest Service Fire Ecology. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13.
- ^ a b "Sulphur cinquefoil: Potentilla recta". NatureGate. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ "Potentilla recta" (PDF). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. IJTK. Retrieved 30 September 2018.