Status:
valid
Authors:
(Fisch. ex Lehm.) Juz.
Source:
rjp
Year:
1941
Citation Micro:
Fl. URSS 10: 71 (1941)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000984136
Common Names
- Small-Leaved Cinquefoil
- Small-Leaved Potentilla
- Small-Leaved Five-Finger
Description
Dasiphora parvifolia (also called 'Small-leaved Shrubby Cinquefoil', 'Small-leaved Shrubby Cinquefoil', and 'Small-leaved Shrubby Cinquefoil', among many other common names) is a deciduous shrub native to China and Japan. It has small, white flowers that bloom in spring and summer. It is commonly found in meadows, grasslands, and open woodlands.
Uses & Benefits
Dasiphora parvifolia is used as an ornamental plant, for erosion control, and as a food source for wildlife.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Dasiphora parvifolia has small, yellow-green flowers with five petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a single cotyledon and a pair of true leaves.
Where to Find Dasiphora parvifolia
Dasiphora parvifolia is native to East Asia and can be found in moist, shady areas.
Species in the Dasiphora genus
Dasiphora mandshurica,
Dasiphora parvifolia,
Dasiphora dryadanthoides,
Dasiphora arbuscula,
Dasiphora glabra,
Dasiphora glabrata,
Dasiphora phyllocalyx,
Dasiphora glabrata,
Dasiphora fruticosa,
Dasiphora tenuifolia,
Species in the Rosaceae family
Acaena macrocephala,
Acaena antarctica,
Acaena argentea,
Acaena boliviana,
Acaena buchananii,
Acaena echinata,
Acaena agnipila,
Acaena cylindristachya,
Acaena confertissima,
Acaena eupatoria,
Acaena integerrima,
Acaena leptacantha,
Acaena ovina,
Acaena magellanica,
Acaena masafuerana,
Acaena patagonica,
Acaena tenera,
Acaena platyacantha,
Acaena pumila,
Acaena splendens,
Acaena stricta,
Acaena stangii,
Acaena trifida,
Acaena pallida,
Acaena caespitosa,
Acaena saccaticupula,
Acaena subincisa,
Acaena hirsutula,
Acaena fissistipula,
Acaena glabra,
Acaena tesca,
Acaena juvenca,
Acaena emittens,
Acaena dumicola,
Acaena profundeincisa,
Acaena minor,
Acaena alpina,
Acaena montana,
Acaena myriophylla,
Acaena poeppigiana,
Acaena anserovina,
Acaena sericea,
Acaena latebrosa,
Acaena sarmentosa,
Acaena elongata,
Acaena exigua,
Acaena rorida,
Acaena novae-zelandiae,
Acaena pinnatifida,
Acaena inermis,