Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (mound behind pond). Although this has five petals (usually four) and Cinquefoil five, I don't think it is a Cinquefoil because the carpal in the latter they are all densely packed so the stigmas kind of hide the ovary, whereas here the carpal is less densely packed.

Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (mound behind pond). Although this has five petals (usually four) and Cinquefoil five, I don't think it is a Cinquefoil because the carpal in the latter they are all densely packed so the stigmas kind of hide the ovary, whereas here the carpal is less densely packed.

Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (mound behind pond).

Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica) (20/06/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). A four-petalled version.

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Common Tormentil instead has narrower leaflets on shorter petioles (leaf stalks). The Cinquefoils also have shorter petioles and also five leaflets rather than three.

Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica) (20/06/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Common Tormentil instead has narrower leaflets on shorter petioles (leaf stalks). The Cinquefoils also have shorter petioles and also five leaflets rather than three.

Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica) (20/06/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond).

Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (mound behind pond).

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Petals now lost, seeds will start developing where you can see the carpals.

Trailing Tormentil (Potentilla anglica) (20/06/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Petals now lost, seeds will start developing where you can see the carpals.