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Cinquefoils – Potentilla SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Mock Strawberries of Wild Plants

April 8, 2022 by Rachel of the Woods 1 Comment
Cinquefoils – Potentilla SPP.

Around the world the most popular cinquefoils are tormentil and silverweed, neither of which are in Haliburton, Ontario. You can find at least seven species of Potentilla in our area of Central Ontario, with varying levels of edibility and medicinal quality. In my herbal library the popular cinquefoils (Potentilla spp.) are the Pacific silverweeds (P. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Astringent, Bees, Deer mice, Found in disturbed sites, Groundhogs, Integumentary, Native to Ontario, Perennial, Rabbits, Rosaceae/Rose family, Ruffed grouse, Snowshoe hares, White-tailed deer

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