Common name: Shrubby Cinquefoil
Scientific name: Dasiphora fruticosa 金露梅、金老梅、金蠟梅、藥王茶、棍兒茶*
Genus: Dasiphora 金露梅屬
Family: Rosaceae 薔薇科, rose family
Remarks*: Its synonym is Potentilla fruticosa.
Origin: Native in Britain and Ireland and a neophyte (established after 1500 AD) in the Channel Islands.
Date: 22th June
29 A deciduous, much-branched shrub, can reach up to about 1m. It could be dioecious (having one sex per plant) or hermaphrodite (having both sexes in a single plant).
019 Stem.
019-1 Stem. Notes narrow papery stipules at the base of the leaves
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017 Leaves pinnate, with 5 leaflets with pointed tips. The 3 center leaflets joined at base, the otheres stalkless. Hairy both upper and lower surfaces.
018 Underside of the leaf.
015 Flower bud.
025 Flowers solitary (above) or in few-much inflorescence. Flower stalk hairy.
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016-1 Underside of the flower showing 5 oval lanced sepals and 5 longer lance-like bracts. Both sepals and bracts are covered in fine hairs.
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023 Flower 5 petals; 8-12mm in diameter.
023-1 The flower above has both well-developed stamens and styles and is so a bisexual flower.
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