Status: Native
Synonyms:
Pentaphylloides fruticosa (Linnaeus) O. Schwarz
Potentilla fruticosa Linnaeus
Dasiphora fruticosa is shrubby and 1-3 feet tall. The bark is shreddy. The leaves are pubescent, compound and nearly palmately so. The leaflets are linear and are entire. The flowers are bright yellow and have bracts behind the calyx. Dasiphora fruticosa is found in mountain meadows at upper elevation. It is also grown in yards as an ornamental.
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Dasiphora fruticosa, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
Dasiphora fruticosa, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
Dasiphora fruticosa, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
Dasiphora fruticosa, front of flower measured in lab, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
Dasiphora fruticosa, front of leaf measured in lab, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
Dasiphora fruticosa, back of leaf measured in lab, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
Dasiphora fruticosa, closeup of shreddy bark, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
Dasiphora fruticosa, rear of flower showing calyx & bracts, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010
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