Common Cinquefoil is a native, perennial in Wisconsin. It can grow up to 24 inches in height but is mostly found growing to only six inches. The flower is about 1/4-inch across with five yellow heart-shaped petals and numerous, yellow-tipped stamens that turn red with age. The flower also has five green pointed-tipped sepals that are shorter than the petals. The leaves are palmately compound in groups of five and alternately attached. Leaflets are up to three inches long and an inch wide, rounded at the tip and tapering at the base. Common Cinquefoil is found in part shade and sun in open woodlands, old fields, and meadows.
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