Common name:
Marsh cinquefoil
Family:
Scientific name:
Comarum palustre
Synonym:
Potentilla palustris
Main flower color:
Range:
Mainly in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and northern England
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Bogs, marshes, wet meadows
Flowers:
Five red sepals alternating with five shorter, much narrower red petals, centred on a green disc with a ring of red stamens around the edge and a group of narrow red pistils in the middle
Fruit:
Small, hard purple capsules
Leaves:
Pinnately divided into three, five or seven oblong leaflets, lined by sharp, regular teeth. Attached by long, hairy stalks
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
