Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.
(Marsh Cinquefoil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPotentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil)
GenusPotentilla (cinquefoils)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) :
1: Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil)
23 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
in fruit
Image 1: FruitsImage 2: Fruits - white backgroundImage 3: Fruit - side view - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Fruit - side view - close-up - enlarged - grey background (2)Image 5: Fruit - slightly oblique view - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Fruit - slightly oblique view - close-up - enlarged - grey background (2)
2: Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil)
30 Jun 2008 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Growing in bog pools
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flowering shootImage 3: Growing in bog pool with Potamogeton polygonifolius
3: Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil)
22 Jun 1974 OSGR: SE66 54° 0’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Flower and bud - enlargedImage 3: Flower and buds - enlarged

Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil)
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