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Potentilla simplex Michx.
Potentilla simplex
Potentilla simplex Michx. var. argyrisma Fernald
Potentilla simplex Michx. var. calvescens Fernald
Potentilla simplex Michx. var. typica Fernald
Common Cinquefoil
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
| Genus | Potentilla | Latin for “powerful,” for the medicinal qualities of some species |
| Species | simplex | “Simple, undivided, unbranched” |
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Potentilla simplex description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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Resting place for a daddy longlegs. · 6/17/2010 · Mt. Lebanon St., Pepperell, MA
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm) 
9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME
≈ 21 × 14" (52 × 34 cm)
8/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, MA
≈ 4 × 4½" (11 × 12 cm)  ID is uncertain
8/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, MA
≈ 4 × 5" (10 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain
6/2/2008 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, MA
≈ 17 × 11" (43 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain
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