Authentic Wisconsin.  Sulfur Cinquefoil - Potentilla recta


Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.

Above: Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.


Sulfur Cinquefoil - Potentilla recta

Sulfur Cinquefoil is an introduced, naturalized plant that grows from 16' - 32" tall.

Flowers are pale yellow and are about 3/4" wide. They are in loose clusters at the top of the plant and the end of stems. They have five heart-shaped petals and five hairy green sepals, 25 to 30 stamens with yellowish anthers, and a bright yellow receptacle with numerous pistils.

Sulfur Cinquefoil blooms June - August.

Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.

Above: Sulfur Cinquefoil Leaves are palmately compound in groups of 3 to 7.


Other names for Sulfur Cinquefoil: Rough-fruited cinquefoil, Sulphur five-fingers

For more information on Sulfur Cinquefoil, visit Wikipedia.

Or, for information on Sulfur Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) visit the: Wisconsin State Herbarium.


Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2021.
Sulfur Cinquefoil in the UW Arbortetum Grady Tract in Madison, Wisconsin on June 18, 2023.
Sulfur Cinquefoil in the UW Arbortetum Grady Tract in Madison, Wisconsin on June 18, 2023.
Sulfur Cinquefoil in the UW Arbortetum Grady Tract in Madison, Wisconsin on June 18, 2023.
Sulfur Cinquefoil leaves in the UW Arbortetum Grady Tract in Madison, Wisconsin on June 18, 2023.
Sulfur Cinquefoil in the UW Arbortetum Grady Tract in Madison, Wisconsin on June 18, 2023.
Sulfur Cinquefoil in the UW Arbortetum Grady Tract in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2023.
Sulfur Cinquefoil in the UW Arbortetum Grady Tract in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2023.

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Sulfur Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta


Sulfur Cinquefoil in the Prairie Moraine Dog Park in Verona, Wisconsin on July 2, 2023.

Sulfur Cinquefoil leaves and stem in the Prairie Moraine Dog Park in Verona, Wisconsin on July 2, 2023.

Above: Sulfur Cinquefoil in the Prairie Moraine Dog Park in Verona, Wisconsin on July 2, 2023.


Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.

Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.

Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.

Above: Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 15, 2021.


Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2021.

Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2021.

Above: Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2021.


Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.

Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.

Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.

Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.

Above: Sulfur Cinquefoil near the UW Arbortetum Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 19, 2021.


Sulfur Cinquefoil specimen collected southwest of Pleasantville, Wisconsin on September 22, 1976.

Above: Sulfur Cinquefoil specimen collected southwest of Pleasantville, Wisconsin on September 22, 1976 .


1913 Sulfur Cinquefoil illustration.


Above: 1913 Sulfur Cinquefoil illustration.


1898 Sulfur Cinquefoil botanical illustration.

Above: 1898 Sulfur Cinquefoil botanical illustration.


1796 Sulfur Cinquefoil botanical illustration.

Above: 1796 Sulfur Cinquefoil botanical illustration by Jacob Sturm.


1845 Sulfur Cinquefoil botanical illustration.

Above: 1845 Sulfur Cinquefoil botanical illustration by Jacob Sturm.



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