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Cressler, Alan
Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda
Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardhack, Potentilla
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s): Dasiphora floribunda, Dasiphora fruticosa, Pentaphylloides floribunda, Pentaphylloides fruticosa, Potentilla floribunda, Potentilla fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Potentilla fruticosa var. farreri, Potentilla fruticosa var. tenuifolia
USDA Symbol: dafrf
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
Golden-hardhack or potentilla is a low, rounded shrub, 3-4 ft. high and equally as wide, with dainty, grayish-green, pinnately compound leaves and long-blooming, showy, yellow flowers. Fall color is insignificant and leaves may or may not be evergreen depending on locality.
Shrubby Cinquefoil is in the rose family (family Rosaceae), which includes about 2000 species of trees, shrubs, and herbs worldwide; approximately 77 native and 9 naturalized tree species and many species of shrubs and herbs in North America.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AK , AL , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , SD , UT , VT , WA , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Native Distribution: S. Lab. to AK, s. to New England & NJ, OH, n. IL, n. IA, SD, NM & CA
Native Habitat: Wet to dry, open calcareous sites
Growing Conditions
Water Use: LowLight Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil pH: Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Soil Description: Variable.
Conditions Comments: Potentilla provides good erosion control and is pest and maintenance free. Just ignore it.
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesAttracts: Butterflies
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesSupports Conservation Biological Control
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Propagation
Description: Propagate by fresh-sown seed; summer, softwood cuttings treated with hormone; or by division.Commercially Avail: yes
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Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-09Research By: TWC Staff