Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb.

Shrubby cinquefoil (en), Potentille arbustive (fr), Potentille ligneuse (fr), Dasiphore ligneuse (fr), Potentille frutescente (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Dasiphora

Characteristics

Plants prostrate or spreading to weakly erect. Leaves: stipules often sheathing, 6–12 mm, scarious, glabrous; petiole 0.5–1(–1.5) cm; leaflets 0.5–2.5 × 0.2–1 cm, subglabrous to appressed silky-villous especially abaxially, sometimes merely villous on veins. Pedicels 5–15(–30) mm, elongating in fruit, thinly villous. Flowers: epicalyx bractlets narrowly lanceolate, 4–13 mm, usually equal to or shorter than sepals, sometimes revolute, villous; sepals 4–6(–9) mm, apex acuminate, villous; petals 5–15 mm; anthers 0.9–1.2 mm, connective reddish brown to blackish, theca yellowish; styles 0.8–1.5 mm. Achenes light brown. 2n = 14, 28 (Europe).
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 1.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 5-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-7

Usage

Uses beverage fiber fuel medicinal ornamental spice tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Ceremonial Medicine (leaf), Astringents (leaf), Other (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Dasiphora fruticosa habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa habit picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa habit picture by Kate Senatskaya (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Dasiphora fruticosa leaf picture by Roland Rothmund (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa leaf picture by Joseph Littlehorn (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa leaf picture by Paolo Gaiardelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dasiphora fruticosa flower picture by Ben Hatfield (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa flower picture by Martine THORALIN (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa flower picture by Gonzalez Florentino (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Dasiphora fruticosa fruit picture by Paolo Gaiardelli (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa fruit picture by Poza Laura (cc-by-sa)
Dasiphora fruticosa fruit picture by Mariusz Staniszewski (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dasiphora fruticosa world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bhutan, Canada, China, Germany, Spain, Estonia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Croatia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Mongolia, Norway, Pakistan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Slovakia, Sweden, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:724590-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017396
COL ID 3475B
BDTFX ID 21630
INPN ID 94464
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tormentilla fruticosa Potentilla floribunda Potentilla lespedeza Dasiphora floribunda Potentilla micrandra Potentilla x tenuifolia Potentilla loureironis Potentilla ochreata Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides elata Comocarpa fruticosa Dasiphora fruticosa Potentilla x friedrichsenii Pentaphylloides fruticosa Potentilla rigida Dasiphora riparia Fragaria fruticosa Potentilla prostrata Potentilla tenuifolia Potentilla fruticosa var. pyrenaica Potentilla fruticosa var. prostrata Potentilla fruticosa subsp. floribunda Potentilla fruticosa var. tenuifolia Pentaphylloides fruticosa subsp. floribunda Potentilla fruticosa var. floribunda Dasiphora fruticosa subsp. floribunda