Taxon: Potentilla canadensis L.

Summary

Genus:

Potentilla

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Rosoideae

Tribe:

Potentilleae

Subtribe:

Potentillinae

Nomen number:

104786

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:498. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: with two varieties
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. Note: = Potentilla canadensis var. villosissima
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	common cinquefoil			1	Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. Note: = Potentilla canadensis var. villosissima
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina	Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee	Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. Note: = Potentilla canadensis var. villosissima
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed	seed contaminant	potential; considered a common weed in the ex USSR & the USA	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104786. Accessed 12 May 2026.