Stem is not apparent. Common, silvery and sulphur cinquefoil are perennial, rough cinquefoil is an annual, winter annual, or biennial. All species reproduce by seed. Common, silvery, rough, and sulphur cinquefoil are found throughout Wisconsin. Silverweed cinquefoil is generally confined to wet, sandy areas.
Common cinquefoil is native of North America.
Rough and sulfur cinquefoil are natives of Europe. Rough and sulphur cinquefoil are found in fields, meadows, pastures, roadsides, and wastelands. Various cinquefoils are often found along cranberry bed edges and in bare, sandy patches. Once introduced, cinquefoil can be very competitive, overtaking existing cranberry vines throughout the summer. Wisconsin Cranberry Weeds.