shrubby cinquefoil

(Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda)

Conservation Status
shrubby cinquefoil
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

N5 - Secure

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

FACW - Facultative wetland

     
  Midwest

FACW - Facultative wetland

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FACW - Facultative wetland

     
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 

Height

 
 

12 to 36

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Bright yellow

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Bedrock outcrops, wet prairies, swamps, fens. Full to partial sun.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

Late May to late September

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
Use
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 29, 30.

 
  6/12/2023      
         
 

Nativity

 
 

Native

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

 

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Rosanae  
 

Order

Rosales (roses, elms, figs, and allies)  
 

Family

Rosaceae (rose)  
  Subfamily Rosoideae (brambles, roses, strawberries, and allies)  
  Tribe Potentilleae (strawberries, cinquefoils, and allies)  
  Subtribe Fragariinae (strawberry)  
 

Genus

Dasiphora (shrubby cinquefoils)  
  Species Dasiphora fruticosa (shrubby cinquefoil)  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

There are two subspecies of shrubby cinquefoil. Only ssp. floribunda occurs in North America.

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Dasiphora fruticosa

Pentaphylloides floribunda

Pentaphylloides fruticosa

Potentilla floribunda

Potentilla fruticosa

Potentilla floribunda

Potentilla fruticosa var. tenuifolia

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

shrubby cinquefoil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Other Videos
 
  Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) on shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
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Published on Jul 26, 2014

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Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) on shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa). Filmed in the U.K. on 25 July 2014. (No audio.)

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  Potentilla var Shrubby Cinquefoil or Buttercup Shrub
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Uploaded on Oct 22, 2010

Small deciduous shrub, full sun can take light shade. Most soils but not too dry. Prune back by one third every year. Potentillas come in various shades of yellow, white and orange/red and also pink.

   

 

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