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Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb.
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Raf.
Potentilla fruticosa L.

10 photos.
This is a small lowland shrub known as the "tundra rose", "shrubby cinquefoil" or "bush cinquefoil".

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 836659


1.  Late June.  A portion of a bush with buds and blossoms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  Early July.  A single blossom at a late stage.
Styles and some anthers have dropped off
and the ovaries have enlarged.



3. Late June.  A single blossom at an early
stage with a visitor.




4.  Mid-July.  A blossom at a later stage
with a different visitor.  Note the darkened
anthers.



5.  Late June.  A bush with blossoms.
Some of the blossoms have shed their petals.




6.  May 15, 2009.  A seed head with fully
developed seeds and dried stamens, sepals
and bracteoles



7.  May 15, 2009.  Branches with buds containing
bracteoles and flower buds.




8.  July 5, 2009.  A flower bud.  The
leaflike structures on the pedical behind the
bud are bracteoles


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9.  June 7, 2009.  A group of bushes.





10.  June 30, 2012.  Low profile view
showing the reflexed sepals.




 

Photos 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 taken along Upper Bottom
Dollar Road.
65°  25.2' N,   144°  48.5' W
Elev. 1900 ft.

Photo 2 taken adjacent to a thaw
lake south of 134 mile Steese
Highway
65° 35.69' N, 144° 36.74' W
Elev. 900 ft.

Photo 5 taken on the swamp
between Seventeenmile Slough and
the Birch Creek Pingo.
65°  42.27' N,   144°  23.43' W
Elev. 650 ft.

 

 

Photo 8 taken along Lower
Fork creek near Coldfoot.
67° 11.5' N, 150° 24.3' W
Elev. 1150 ft.

Photo 9 taken near 140 mile
Steese Highway.
65°  38.2' N,   144°  26.5' W
Elev. 700 ft.

Photo 10 taken south of Central
65°  33.84' N,  144° 48.46' W
Elev. 950 ft.