Potentilla ID please

[Teal]

Positive ID required please. Clearly a Potetentilla, but which one? By the side of an upland lake West Wales (29/04/11). I favoured the common Tormentil but its habitat got me wondering if it was one of the others, possibly Marsh! Thanks.

[leifus]

i'd go for Potentilla reptans myself - creeping cinquefoil

[Dorts]

Teal, going by the unstalked, narrow leaflets, I would say it is Tomentil - Potentilla erecta. (The other likely candidates are not so common in W. Wales.)

Tormentil is one of a 'complex' of species which are not always easy to ID from a photo. More information is often required, such as habitat, associated species and more detailed photo's of parts of the plant. Hybrids do occur which only adds to the problem.
Dorts.

[stevecurtis]

Good picture ,flowers are difficult to photograph well.

all the best Steve

[leifus]

Originally Posted by Dorts

Teal, going by the unstalked, narrow leaflets, I would say it is Tomentil - Potentilla erecta. (The other likely candidates are not so common in W. Wales.)

Tormentil is one of a 'complex' of species which are not always easy to ID from a photo. More information is often required, such as habitat, associated species and more detailed photo's of parts of the plant. Hybrids do occur which only adds to the problem.
Dorts.

i presume this is a variant with 5 petals?