Scientific Name: Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Rydb.

Caption: Three-Toothed Cinquefoil

Photographer: Annkatrin Rose

Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/5896931111/

Locality: Cove Creek, Tennessee, United States (36.108201, -82.106795)

Notes: Close-up of Potentilla tridentata (renamed to Sibbaldiopsis tridentata) flowering along theAppalachian Trail. The name of this plant refers to its leaves which are divided into three toothed leaflets. The USDA database refers to them as Shrubby Fivefingers - I'm n

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