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Potentilla anserina
A low trailing perennial of beach and riverbank edges, with silvery-silky pinnate leaves and solitary yellow five-petaled flowers. The starchy roots were an important Indigenous food — Blackfoot people of Alberta used the runners (stolons) as ties for leggings and blankets. Spreads vigorously by stolons, like a wild strawberry. Also classified as Argentina anserina in recent taxonomy.
Quick Facts
Distribution
Province-wide, shorelines & moist ground, Zone 2
Light
Full sun
Bloom Time
June–Aug
Soil
Sandy, gravelly, or silty shorelines; tolerates brackish
Water
Moist; tolerates periodic inundation
Growing & Cultivation
Propagation
Easiest by stolon cuttings or separating rooted plantlets in spring or summer. Seed requires 2 months cold moist stratification but rarely needed — stolons produce abundant offspring.
Always verify plant identification with multiple sources before consuming any wild plant. This information is for educational purposes only.
