Stats

Lifespan

Annual or biennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Northern Hemisphere

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Uncommon

About

Rough Cinquefoil is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe, Asia, and parts of North America, and can be found elsewhere as an introduced species. It is known for its ability to produce a potent toxin, which it uses to deter herbivores from consuming its leaves.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Potentilla

Species

Potentilla norvegica