Latin name: Potentilla norvegica L.
  Pronunciation: po-ten-TIL-la nor-VEJ-i-ka
  Common name: Norwegian cinquefoil
  Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
  Habitat: Moist places, 4500-7500', montane conifer-
  ous forests, Cuyamaca Mts, occasional northward,
  native to Eurasia
  Blooming period: June to September
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Potentilla
  2) norvegica
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