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Potentilla reptans L.

Creeping Cinquefoil

Description: A perennial herbaceous species with prostrate, rooting stems. The leaves are palmate with between 5 and seven leaflets. Flowers are yellow with five petals.

It is common in many parts of Northern Ireland, in waste places, hedgebanks and grassy places, mainly in lowland situations.

All names: Potentilla reptans L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Potentilla reptans at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Potentilla reptans at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Potentilla reptans. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3354. Accessed on 2026-11-02.