Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Golden cinquefoil (Potentilla aurea) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Kevin Schafer / Hairy Cinquefoil (Potentilla villosa) flowers, Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Heather Angel / Fly (Diptera) feeding on Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida). Flies are main pollinators in Dolomites, becoming active at lower temperatures than bees. Dolomites, Italy, July.

David Woodfall / Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Silverweed (Argentina anserina) and Buttercups (Ranunculus acris) growing on machair habitat, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK,

David Woodfall / Ragwort (Senecio jacobea) and Silverweed (Argentina anserina) on Machair North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK,

David Woodfall / Red clover (Trifolium pratense) and Silverweed (Argentina anserina) growing with buttercups on machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK. July.

David Woodfall / Ragwort (Senecio jacobea) and Silverweed (Argentina anserina) on machair land, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) flower, Cheddar gorge, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Barren strawberry / Strawberryleaf cinquefoil (Potentilla sterilis) flowers, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Barren strawberry / Strawberryleaf cinquefoil (Potentilla sterilis) flowering, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Barren strawberry / Strawberryleaf cinquefoil (Potentilla sterilis) flower, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Barren strawberry / Strawberryleaf cinquefoil (Potentilla sterilis) flower, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Barren strawberry (Potentilla sterilis) Sussex, England, UK, March.

Tim Fitzharris / Jacques Range and Cinquefoil Mountain from Talbot Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida) Passo di Valparola, near Cortina, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida) flower, Passo di Valparola, near Cortina, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy. July.

Dong Lei / Flowers (Potentilla cuneata) Balang Mountain, Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China.

Nick Upton / Plain gold moth / Marsh marigold moth (Micropterix calthella) foraging on pollen of flowering Tormentil (Potentilla erecta). This moth belongs to the most primitive living family of moths, which retai...

Alex Hyde / Alpine Cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) growing on mountainside. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Alex Hyde / Alpine Cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) growing on mountainside. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Sumio Harada / Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) collared nanny grazing on Snow Cinquefoil (Potentilla nivea), Glacier National Park, Montana

Sumio Harada / Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) on rocks, Glacier National Park, Montana

Alex Hyde / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida) growing on mountianside. Triglav National Park, Julain Alps, Slovenia. July 2015.

Nick Upton / Heath bedstraw (Galium saxatile) flowering alongside Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), Davidstow Woods, Cornwall, UK, June.

Mike Read / Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) Vallee de Combeau, Vercors Regional Natural Park, France, June.

Nick Upton / Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) flowers on moorland, Davidstow Woods, Cornwall, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) flower clump, Davidstow Woods, Cornwall, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Eyebright (Euphrasia sp.) flowers among a carpet of Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) , Davidstow Woods, Cornwall, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Eyebright (Euphrasia sp.) flowers among a carpet of Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) , Davidstow Woods, Cornwall, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans) flowering in a dried out marshy pool in grassland, Cornwall, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans) flowering in a dried out marshy pool in grassland, Cornwall, UK, June.

Stephen Dalton / Creeping cinquafoil (Potentilla reptans) Sussex, England, UK. June.

Willem Kolvoort / Purple marshlocks (Potentilla palustris) viewed from underwater, central Holland. May.

Willem Kolvoort / Purple marshlocks (Potentilla palustris), central Holland. May.

Rod Williams / Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, South East London, England, UK, July

Rod Williams / Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, June

Alex Hyde / Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) growing on a sandy beach, showing red stolons. Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK.

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Flower, probably Shrubby cinquefoil (Dasyphora fruticosa) taken at Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana) feeding on Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Lewisham, London,

Philippe Clement / Rock Cinquefoil (Potentilla rupestris) in flower, National Botanic Garden of Belgium, May

Philippe Clement / Rock Cinquefoil (Potentilla rupestris) in flower, National Botanic Garden of Belgium, May

Florian Möllers / White cinquefoil (Potentilla alba) flower, Berlin, Germany, May

Adrian Davies / Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) in flower, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, UK

Adrian Davies / Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) in flower, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, UK

Silvia Reiche / Cinquefoil Skipper (Pyrgus cirsii) butterfly, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Silvia Reiche / Mock Strawberry (Potentilla indica) fruit, Europe

Larry Michael / Common cinquefoil {Potentilla simplex} Wisconsin, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Subalpine Fleabane (Erigeron peregrinus), Snow Cinquefoil (Potentilla nivea) and Alpine sunflowers growing amid rocks, Mosquito Pass, Colorado

Konstantin Mikhailov / Cinquefoil (Potentilla sp) in higlands of S Altai Region, plateau Ukok, SE Siberia, Russia

Tim Fitzharris / Cinquefoil Mountain, Athabasca River, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Jeff Foott / Sticky Cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa) in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Robin Chittenden / Carline skipper butterfly (Pyrgus carlinae) resting on flower, Pyrenees, Spain. August.

Philippe Clement / Mock strawberry (Potentilla indica) showing red fruit in late spring, Belgium. June.

Philippe Clement / Mock strawberry (Potentilla indica) showing red fruit in late spring, Belgium. June.

Linda Pitkin / Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) in flower. Nutfield Marsh Nature Reserve, Surrey, UK. June.

Konrad Wothe / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida) in flower, Dolomites, Italy. September.

Nick Upton / Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) flowering on coastal sand dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Marsh cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) flower and flowerbuds, Crymlyn Bog National Nature Reserve, Swansea, Wales, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Barren strawberry / Strawberryleaf cinquefoil (Potentilla sterilis) flowering on chalk grassland slope, near Bath, UK. March.

Konrad Wothe / Marsh Cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) flower, Switzerland

Robert Thompson / Common silverweed (Potentilla anserina) flowering amongst pebbles, Fanad Peninsula, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. June.

Konrad Wothe / Marsh cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) flowering, Switzerland, Europe. July.

Nick Upton / Solitary mining bee (Andrena sp.) nectaring on Barren strawberry (Potentilla sterilis) flowering on chalk grassland slope, Wiltshire, UK. March.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Tomasso's cinquefoil (Potentilla detomasso) in flower, growing beside seasonal lake after snow melt, Abruzzo, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Tomasso's cinquefoil (Potentilla detomasso) in flower, growing beside seasonal lake after snow melt, Abruzzo, Italy. June.

Dave Watts / Mountain cranesbill (Geranium potentilloides). Tasmania, Australia. January.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida). Falzarego Pass, Cortina, Dolomites, Belluno, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida). Falzarego Pass, Cortina, Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida) on rocky ledge in Dolomites. Falzarego Pass, Cortina, Belluno, Italy. June.

Linda Pitkin / Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) Leith Hill, Surrey, England, June.

Linda Pitkin / Hoary cinquefoil (Potentilla argentea) locally rare plant, Seale, Surrey, England, June.

Linda Pitkin / Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) Hurst Park, Surrey, England, June.

Linda Pitkin / Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica), locally rare plant. Thursley National Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, August.

Olga Kamenskaya / Potenilla flower (Dasiphora fruticosa) Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, July.

Philippe Clement / Rock cinquefoil (Drymocallis rupestris / Potentilla rupestris) in flower, nattve to Eurasia. May