Dasiphora fruticosa (Shrubby cinquefoil)

Shrubby cinquefoil is native to temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere.

Plants: 4–39″ (10–100 cm) tall. It is densely branched, and may be sprawling, lying on the ground, or a shrub with erect branches. (D. fruticosa ssp. floribunda is shrubby, while D. fruticosa (or D. fruticosa ssp. fruticosa, depending upon which taxonomy you accept) is more often prostrate.) Bark is peeling on older stems.

Leaves: Pinnate, alternate, about 1″ (2.5 cm) around, divided into 3-7 (usually 5) leaflets. Leaves have short stalks (petioles). Leafelts are linear-oblong, ⅛–¾″ (3–20 mm) long, dark green on top and silvery below, both surfaces covered with fine hears.

Flowers: Yellow, ¾–1½″ (1.9–3.8 cm) in diameter, with five round partially overlapping petals. Flower centers have 15-25 stamens with yellow anthers, and many carpels. They may be single or in small clusters. Stamens turn reddish as they age. Flowers appear from Summer to early Fall.

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Rosales	Rose family and eight others
Family	Rosaceae	Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others
Genus	Dasiphora	Greek for “hair bearing” and perhaps refers to the hairy bark and hairy seeds
Species	fruticosa	From the Latin frutex, “a shrub,” therefore, shrubby, bushy

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