Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rose family (Rosaceae)
This shrub has one of the longest blooming periods of any plant in the region and that is why it is widely used in landscaping. Cinquefoil means "five-leaved"; the flower, too, is 5-parted. "Dasiphora" is Greek for "hair bearing" and perhaps refers to the hairy bark and hairy seeds.
stamen -- the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower; The stamen consists of an anther supported by a filament.
An entire leaf has smooth edges. Not toothed or lobed.
A leaf is compound when multiple leaflets are on the same stem.
linear -- Long and very narrow like a blade of grass.
Bracts are modified leaves associated with a flower.
Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom.
Deciduous plants are those that lose all of their leaves for part of the year.
pinnate -- A compound leaf with two rows of leaflets.
alternate -- leaves alternate along the main stem and are attached singly.
A pistil is the female structure of many flowers. It contains one or more carpels. Each carpel contins an ovary, style and stigma. The stigma receives the pollen which grows thru the style to reach the ovary.
leaflets -- Each little leaf-like thing in a compound leaf is a leaflet.