species 15,629 observations
Dwarf Cinquefoil
Potentilla canadensis
Field notes
Supports All
80
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Northern Grizzled Skipper, Green Cloverworm Moth, Strawberry Leafroller Moth, One-lined Sparganothis Moth
6
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Cinquefoil Masked Bee, Panurginus potentillae
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Diastrophus potentillae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Bunting, Pine Grosbeak
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Pearl Crescent, Carlin's Mining Bee, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Gray Hairstreak
62
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Habit
- Spreading
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial Weed
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.