Potentilla reptans L., 1753 45% complete

European fivefinger

Sp. Pl.: 499 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded14 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 499 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name European fivefinger No source recorded
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Family common name Rose family No source recorded
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Observations Macaronesia, N. & NE. Trop. Africa, N. Yemen, Europe to C. China No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 14 cm
  • 13.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 40 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 175, 203, 251, 320, 500, 655, 775, 842, 897, 918, 926
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 655, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit shape achene Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 20 cm
  • 20 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 116, 164, 174, 175, 203, 251, 320, 500, 655, 775, 842, 897, 918, 926
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Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep, oct
  • feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
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Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 365, 882, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
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Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 110, 444, 445
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Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242
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Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record