Herb of the week: Cinquefoil.
Botanical name:
Henriette's herbal blog: Herb of the Week: Cinquefoil.
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Potentilla argentea L.
Engl.: hoary cinquefoil, silver cinquefoil.
Deu.: Silber-Fingerkraut.
Sven.: femfingerört, silverfingerört, vanlig femfingerört.
Suom.: hopeahanhikki.
Bot. syn.: Potentilla decora Markl., Potentilla demissa Jord.
Henriette's herbal blog: Herb of the Week: Cinquefoil.
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Classic texts: King's 1898.
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