''Dasiphora'' is a

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of shrubs in the rose

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Rosaceae, native to Asia, with one species '' D. fruticosa'' (shrubby cinquefoil), ranging across the entire cool

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout t ...

Northern Hemisphere. In the past, the genus was normally included in '' Potentilla'' as ''Potentilla'' sect. ''Rhopalostylae'', but genetic evidence has shown it to be distinct.Germplasm Resources Information Network
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Eriksson, T. et al. (2003). The phylogeny of Rosoideae (Rosaceae) based on sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA and the trnL/F region of chloroplast DNA. ''Int. J. Pl. Sci''. 164: 197–211. The leaves are divided into five (occasionally three or seven) leaflets arranged

pinnate Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, an ...

ly, whence the name cinquefoil (French, ''cinque feuilles'', "five leaves").

Species

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accepts the following species: *'' Dasiphora arbuscula'' (D.Don) Soják *'' Dasiphora dryadanthoides'' Juz. *'' Dasiphora fruticosa'' (L.) Rydb. (syn. ''Potentilla fruticosa'') *'' Dasiphora galantha'' (Soják) Soják *'' Dasiphora glabra'' (G.Lodd.) Soják (syn. ''Potentilla glabra'') *'' Dasiphora glabrata'' (Willd. ex Schltdl.) Soják (syns. ''Dasiphora davurica'', ''Potentilla davurica'', ''Potentilla fruticosa'' subsp. ''glabrata'', ''Potentilla glabrata'') *'' Dasiphora mandshurica'' (Maxim.) Juz. *'' Dasiphora parvifolia'' (Fisch. ex Lehm.) Juz. (syn. ''Potentilla parvifolia'') *'' Dasiphora phyllocalyx'' Juz. *'' Dasiphora spectabilis'' (Businský & Soják) Businský & Soják The ''Flora of China'' also includes ''Potentilla bifurca'' (syn. ''Sibbaldianthe bifurca'') and ''P. imbricata'' (syn. ''Sibbaldianthe imbricata'') in this group, but these species (which are not shrubs) do not have published combinations in ''Dasiphora''.International Plant Names Index
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3917216 Potentilleae Rosaceae genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque