Dasiphora is a genus of about 8-9 species of small shrubs in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Asia, with the exception of one species D. fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil), with a circumpolar range across the entire cool temperate Northern Hemisphere. In the past, the genus was normally included in Potentilla (as Potentilla sect. Rhopalostylae), but genetic evidence has shown it to be distinct. See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ... A willow shrub A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... Subfamilies Rosoideae Spiraeoideae Maloideae Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. ... A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Circumpolar stars are those stars which are located near the celestial poles of the celestial sphere, i. ... The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator. ... Species About 500, including: White Cinquefoil Trailing Tormentil Silverweed Hoary Cinquefoil Tall Cinquefoil Canadian Cinquefoil Grey Cinquefoil Alpine Cinquefoil Common Tormentil Shrubby Cinquefoil Pink Barren Strawberry Norwegian Cinquefoil Marsh Cinquefoil Pennsylvania Cinquefoil Sulphur Cinquefoil Creeping Tormentil Rock Cinquefoil Oldfield Cinquefoil Barren Strawberry Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla is a genus of about... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ...

The leaves are divided into five (occasionally three or seven) leaflets arranged pinnately, whence the name cinquefoil (French, cinque feuilles, "five leaves"). In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ...

Nomenclatural note

The name Dasiphora fruticosa has been shown to be invalid; the new combination Dasiphora floribunda (basionym Pentaphylloides floribunda Pursh) has been proposed, but not yet formally published. A basionym is an obsolete name for a biological species or genus which has been replaced by a new name. ...

External links

• US Forest Service factsheet (http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Dasiphora%20floribunda.pdf)
• Flora of China (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=304106) (as Potentilla sect. Rhopalostylae)