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NMSU: Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

Diné bikéyah Chi’l nooséłígíí Bąąhą́ą́nosin
Take care of our Navajo Rangelands

Sulphur cinquefoil

(a.k.a. rough-fruited cinquefoil)
Azee tsoxíí, Chil di tsoxíí
Five-petalled yellow flowers
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org

Sulphur cinquefoil was introduced to the United States from Europe. It is considered invasive, and it readily takes to disturbed areas and roadsides. It is similar in appearance to other cinquefoils, growing to about two feet in height.

The flowers are approximately 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter with five petals. The leaves are palmate, with five to seven elongated leaflets meeting at a central point. Leaf edges are toothed. The plant grows at elevations of up to 5,000 feet.

Palmate leaves with toothed, elongated leaflets
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
Palmate leaves with toothed, elongated leaflets
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org
Close-up of two white flowers with yellow centers dusted with pollen.
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
Arrangement of leaves and flowers on branched stems
Montana Statewide Noxious Weed Awareness
Scientific Name
Potentilla recta
Plant Type
Forb
Growing Season
Warm Season
Noxious
Flower Color
Yellow
Other Traits
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Noxious

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