Potentilla canadensis

Potentilla canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. canadensis
Binomial name
	Potentilla canadensis; L.

Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil (genus Potentilla) native to North America.^[1]

The Iroquois take a pounded infusion of the roots as an antidiarrheal.^[2] The Natchez give the plant as a drug for those believed to be bewitched.^[3]

Along with Potentilla simplex, the plant is an indicator of impoverished soil.^[4]

References[]

^ https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POCA17
^ Herrick, James William (1977). Iroquois Medical Botany (PhD thesis). Albany: State University of New York. p. 353.
^ Swanton, John R (1928). "Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians". SI-BAE Annual Report. 42: 667. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 753. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.

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[1] ttps://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POCA17

[2] Herrick, James William (1977). Iroquois Medical Botany (PhD thesis). Albany: State University of New York. p. 353.

[3] Swanton, John R (1928). "Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians". SI-BAE Annual Report. 42: 667. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 753. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.

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