Sulphur Cinquefoil

Sulphur Cinquefoil - Potentilla recta

Description

Short to medium, stiffly erect, hairy plant. Leaves finger-like with 5 to 7 oblong, coarsely toothed to pinnately lobed leaflets which are grey or greyish. Flowers pale or light yellow, 15 to 25 mm, in lax, branched clusters. Petals equalling or slightly longer than the sepals.

Identification difficulty
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Habitat

Dry grassy and waste habitats, disturbed ground, banks and field margins.

When to see it

Flowers June to September.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Widespread but infrequent and local in many parts of Britain.

VC55 Status

Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 3 of the 617 tetrads.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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