Silverweed

Latin Name: 
Potentilla anserina

Category:
Turf Weeds

Lifecycle:
Perennial

Preferred Habitat:
Sandy soils

Growth:
Creeping with runners root at the nodes.

Flowers: 
Yellow, solitary flowers with five petals. Flowers from May to August.

Leaves:
In tufts, pinnate, with about 20 oblong toothed leaflets with silvery grey underside.