Sulphur Cinquefoil

Regulated Act: Alberta Weed Control Act

Provincial Designation: Prohibited Noxious

Colour: Yellow

Latin Name: Potentilla recta

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A leaf of marijuana is shown on the ground.
A white flower with green leaves in the background.
A field of green grass that is very close to the ground.
A close up of some green plants in the grass
A close up of some flowers in the grass

Sulphur cinquefoil Photo Credit Alex Katovich, Bugwood.org

A plant growing in the dirt with leaves.

Sulphur cinquefoil Photo Credit Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org

A close up of some yellow flowers with green leaves

Sulphur cinquefoil Photo Credit Montana Statewide Noxious Weed Awareness and Education Program , Montana State University, Bugwood.org

A close up of some flowers in the grass

Sulphur cinquefoil Photo Credit Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org

A person holding a leaf on top of a blue cloth.

Sulphur cinquefoil Photo Credit Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org

A close up of some flowers in the grass

Sulphur cinquefoil Photo Credit USDA ARS , USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

A plant that is growing in the ground.

Sulphur Cinqfoil photo credit Todd Green

A close up of some yellow flowers with green leaves