Dasiphora fruticosa
Shrubby cinquefoil
Family: Rosaceae · Type: shrub · Native
Shrubby cinquefoil is a California native shrub found in the Klamath Ranges, northern California Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Warner Mountains, and White and Inyo Mountains in alpine meadows and rocky habitats at elevations of 2,000 to 3,600 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces delicate yellow flowers 5 to 10 millimeters wide, with petals arranged singly or in small clusters at the end of twigs. Growing as a compact shrub less than one meter tall, it forms dense, low-growing clusters with slender, branching stems. Its distinctive leaves are composed of 4 to 6 narrow, linear to elliptic leaflets, each 5 to 20 millimeters long, with the upper pair of leaflets extending down the stem. The small fruits measure approximately 1.5 millimeters long, contributing to the plant's delicate and intricate appearance.
Habitat: Meadows, rocks
Bloom period: Jun-Sep
Elevation: 2000-3600 m
Bioregions: KR, CaRH, SNH, Wrn, W&I
California counties: Mono, Modoc, Alpine, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Tulare, Tuolumne, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Siskiyou, Trinity
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