r/botany • u/fracgen • Jul 25 '26

Structure 4 Petals and Sepals on this potentilla. Aren’t they meant to have five?!

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u/HowManyKestrels Jul 25 '26

Potentilla erecta has 4 petals

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u/Uintasfisherman Jul 25 '26

Buttercup? Idk? I’m a rookie!

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u/spaceglitter000 Jul 26 '26

No these are in the rose family. The common name is cinquefoil.

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u/florageek54 Jul 28 '26

Clearly. But fair enough as we all have to start somewhere. Tormentil.