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Comarum palustre L.

marsh cinquefoil (Rosaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadSlight tendencyNW
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Synonym | Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.

Comarum palustre is a perennial herb of acidic bogs and is therefore absent from much of central and southern England.

Bargatton Loch (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2016-07-06

 marsh cinquefoil / Comarum palustre: _Comarum palustre_ is a perennial herb of acidic bogs and is therefore absent from much of central and southern England.

Comarum palustre differs from Potentilla species by its purple sepals and petals and long rhizomes and from Geum rivale by the leaf shape lack of intercalary leaflets.

Bargatton Loch (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2016-07-06

 marsh cinquefoil / Comarum palustre: _Comarum palustre_ differs from _Potentilla_ species by its purple sepals and petals and long rhizomes and from _Geum rivale_ by the leaf shape lack of intercalary leaflets.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne