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Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area

Potentilla anserina

Family : ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Common Name (UK) : Silverweed
Common Name (DE) : Gänsefingerkraut
Common Name (FR) : Potentille des oies
Habitat : Common on waste ground, roadsides, grassland.
Remarks : This plant is native to the U.S. and is listed as threatened in Indiana, Iowa, and Pennsylvania.
First appearing : June
Abundance :

  • Photo Date :June 26, 2004
  • Location : A roadside near Oberkirch , Black Forest/Rhine Valley