potentilla

/ (ˌpəʊtənˈtɪlə) /

any rosaceous plant or shrub of the N temperate genus Potentilla, having five-petalled flowers See also cinquefoil (def. 1), silverweed (def. 1), tormentil

Word Origin for potentilla

C16: New Latin, from Medieval Latin: garden valerian, from Latin potēns powerful, potent 1

If, however, they compare the flower of the Potentilla with that of the strawberry, they will find them very much alike.

Botany for Ladies |Jane Loudon
The caterpillar feeds in July and August on the flowers of cinquefoil (Potentilla), and is said to eat bramble blossoms also.

The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series |Richard South
In spite of all this, the charms of your daughter Potentilla have so fascinated me that I cannot live without her.

The Green Fairy Book |Various
Potentilla gronlandica (on rocks near Kallmanstunga and Kollismola).

Visit to Iceland |Ida Pfeiffer

Now the potentilla shows us, as it were, the primitive form of the strawberry.

The Evolutionist at Large |Grant Allen