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Shrubby Cinquefoil

Potentilla fruiticosa

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Description:

A shrub of 1.5'-3' tallwith reddish-brown stems that have shedding bark. The leaves are thick and 5-parted. The flowers are 1.5"-2", and bright yellow, with rounded petals.

Habitat:

Bogs, tundra, and occasionally alpine slopes

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PublishedJune 30, 2011

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