SCIENTIFIC NAME: Drymocallis arguta (Potentilla argura)
COMMON NAMES: Prairie Cinquefoil, Potentilla Arguta, Tall Cinquefoil, White Cinquefoil
BLOOM TIME: June, July
PLANT PROFILE:
- Single stem plant up 1 to 3 ft. tall.
- Fine hairs cover stems & leaves, causing a grey color.
- Individual flowers have 5 creamy white petals & yellow center.
- 2 to 6 tightly packed flowers top tip of stems.
- Native Americans used the whole plant including
- root for tea, or applied to skin to stop bleeding.
- Native Americans also used the tea for diarrhea &
- dysentery.
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- The seeds of cinquefoils are eaten in small amounts by the Deer Mouse and possibly other small rodents.