Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby cinquefoil, golden hardhack, bush cinquefoil
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Rosidae Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order Rosales Rose family and eight others
Family Rosaceae Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others
Genus Dasiphora Greek for “hair bearing” and perhaps refers to the hairy bark and hairy seeds
Species fruticosa From the Latin frutex , “a shrub,” therefore, shrubby, bushy
ssp. floribunda From floris , “flower,” or florere , “to flower,” with the Latin adjectival suffix -bundus used in the sense of doing or action accomplished, and thus meaning “profusely flowering, producing or having produced abundant flowers”
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9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia Naitonal Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)
9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia Naitonal Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
Older scientific or horticultural names
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Raf.
Dasiphora fruticosa auct. non (L.) Rydb.
Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) Á. Löve， nom. illeg.
Pentaphylloides fruticosa auct. non (L.) O. Schwarz
Potentilla floribunda Pursh
Potentilla fruticosa L. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Elkington
Potentilla fruticosa L. var. farreri Besant
Potentilla fruticosa L. var. tenuifolia Lehm.
Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 16 Sep 2023.
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9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia Naitonal Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)
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