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Question: I'm thinking this may be Potentilla Erecta, though your key doesn't include photos of the flower. Found on Woodsom Farm, …

  • Question

    I'm thinking this may be Potentilla Erecta, though your key doesn't include photos of the flower. Found on Woodsom Farm, Amesbury, a grassland area.

    Answer

    Chaffeemonell, the images you have posted are of Potentilla recta (sulphur cinquefoil). This is a common, non-native species of fields and roadsides that originated from Europe. Best wishes.