Sulfur Cinquefoil

(Potentilla recta)

Family: Rosaceae

Life cycle: Perennial

Roots: Fibrous spreading roots

Leaves: Alternate, palmate.  Not much of a basal rosette but instead leaves carry up the stem

Flowers:  5 pedals, flat, ovate and notched with a pale yellow color.

Stem: There are native cinquefoils that have very similar characteristics; however, the noxious cinquefoil has many tiny hairs on the stem, which grow out at a 90 degree angle.

Effective control methods:

Herbicide, hand-pulling and cultivation