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Potentilla reptans L.

creeping cinquefoil (Rosaceae)

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Potentilla reptans is a creeping plant of open woodland and grassland habitats across all of the British Isles except the uplands of Scotland.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2010-08-01

 creeping cinquefoil / Potentilla reptans: _Potentilla reptans_ is a creeping plant of open woodland and grassland habitats across all of the British Isles except the uplands of Scotland.

The creeping stems of Potentilla reptans bear regularly spaced 5-parted palmate leaves.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-17

 creeping cinquefoil / Potentilla reptans: The creeping stems of _Potentilla reptans_ bear regularly spaced 5-parted palmate leaves.

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