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Rose (Rosaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Rose (Rosaceae)

Potentilla arguta (Tall Cinquefoil)
This speciemen of Tall Cinquefoil shows a pinnately compound basal leaf with its toothed leaflets. This stem also has two leaves near the top of the plant. The stem, leaves, and flower sepals are very hairy. The plant grows from two to four feet tall and blooms in summer in dry prairies.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 77000

<i>Potentilla arguta</i> (Tall Cinquefoil)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Rose (Rosaceae)

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