Asian cinquefoil, Pu zhi wei ling cai
Potentilla flagellaris

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A creeping herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The roots are slender. The creeping branches are from 8-60 cm long. The leaves near the roots have 5 lobes like fingers on a hand. The flowers occur singly opposite the leaf. The petals are yellow.

It is used for food and forage. Flora of China.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in damp meadows and near lakes and river banks from 300-2100 m altitude in N China. It grows in wetlands.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Korea, Mongolia, Russia

How it is used for food

The young shoots are eaten as a potherb.

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Potentilla reptans Linnaeus var. angustiloba Ser.; Potentilla nemoralis Bunge;