Shrubby Cinquefoil
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 Dasiphora fruticosa in flower
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| Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. |
Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) is a perennial flower that was previously classified as Potentilla fruticosa. It is a member of the family Rosaceae. It is also known as Tundra-rose.
It is a deciduous, flowering shrub. It may reach heights from 10 to 160 centimeters. The leaves are divided into five (occasionally three or seven) leaflets arranged pinnately, whence the name cinquefoil (French, cinque feuilles, "five leaves"). The buttercup-like flowers are yellow and 2-2.5 cm across, with five petals. It is native to and found all throughout the cool temperate northern Northern hemisphere.
Shrubby Cinquefoil is a popular garden plant. Different cultivars of this species are variable with flowers ranging from white to yellow, orange and pink, but they are all hardy plants that produce flowers for much of the summer. The flowers are always small, flat, and round, but there are many dozens on each bush. They are popular throughout the cooler regions of Europe, the United States and Canada. It is very often used by cities and businesses for landscaping because of its hardiness and low maintenance.
- Nomenclatural note
The name Dasiphora fruticosa has been shown to be invalid[citation needed]; the new combination Dasiphora floribunda (basionym Pentaphylloides floribunda Pursh) has been proposed, but not yet formally published.
