Silverweed, Silverweed Cinquefoil

Potentilla anserina L.

(formerly Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb.)

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

▲ section of a colony of mature, flowering plants

▲ silvery leaf undersides

▲ stolon

▲ flower

·         Silverweed Cinquefoil: 

o   Non-native Creeping perennial leaves pinnately compound, with 9-13 toothed leaflets with dark green upper surfaces and silvery undersides

o   Stems are stolon-like and allows plant spread over large areas

o   Prefers sandy soils; found in lawns, urban disturbed sites

o   More common in eastern and northern Midwest; sporadically found in Missouri