FOIBIS

Species Details -
Comarum  palustre L.   

Accepted name: Comarum  palustre L.   
Synonym(s): -Potentilla   palustris     villosa   (Pers.) Lehm.
-Potentilla   palustris     parvifolia   (Raf.) Fern. & Long
-Potentilla   palustris   (L.) Scop.    
English names: Purple Cinquefoil
Marsh Cinquefoil
French names: Potentille palustre
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Rosales
Family:   Rosaceae
OPL Code: HCOMPA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2.2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Plant used alone for stomach cramps(*33). Decoction of root taken for dysentery(*25)(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
82032
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
 


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