Pontentilla spp.
Synonyms
Old Field Five Fingers, Tormentilis, Barren Strawberry
ID Characteristics
Life cycle:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Basal rosette with erect flower stem
Propagation:
Seed and stolon
Leaf Margins:
Heavily toothed
Leaf Hairs:
Hairy undersurface
Leaf Structure:
Palmately compund with 3 to 5 leaflets
Leaf Arrangement:
Alternate
Root Type:
Coarse fibrous roots
Flower Color:
Bright yellow
Multimedia
Video
Similar Species
- Mock-strawberry, False-strawberry, or Indian Strawberry Duchesnea indica or Potentilla indica
- Strawberry, Wild Fragaria vesca or Fragaria virginiana
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Isoxaben, Mesotrione
- Post Emergence: 2,4-D, Bispyribac Sodium, Carfentrazone, Chlorsulfuron, Clopyralid, Dicamba, Fluroxypyr, MCPA, Mesotrione, Quinclorac, Sulfentrazone, Sulfosulfuron, Triclopyr, Trifloxysulfuron
Please note: one or more of these active ingredients may exist in combination-type brand name products. Any material used for herbicidal control of any plant may vary in efficacy. Please read the full disclaimer on herbicide usage.
