Dasiphora fruticosa

Finger shrub ( Dasiphora fruticosa )

The finger shrub ( Dasiphora fruticosa, synonym: Potentilla fruticosa ) is a perennial plant of the genus Dasiphora.

Features

The finger bush is an upright shrub that reaches the plant height of 20 to 100 centimeters. The bark is reddish brown and peels off in long shreds. The leaves are short-stalked, 3 - to 5 - pinnately trifoliate and coarse. The leaflets are sessile, oblong- lanceolate, narrowed at the base wedge-shaped, blunt at the tip and entire. The top is dark green, the underside is pubescent little brighter and plentiful.

The flowers are single or terminal to a few of the leafy branches. The flower stem is hairy. The sepals are about 8 mm long, broad - ovate and have an additional, narrow - lanceolate outer calyx. The petals are up to 12 mm long, rounded, wider than long, and suddenly contracted at the base. The top is golden brown, dyed the underside dull yellow. There are about 25 stamens present. The base of the flower is conical. The numerous nutlets are mostly hairy.

Occurrence

The distribution area of the finger bush extends from the Pyrenees across France and Great Britain, Ireland and southern Sweden, to the east it extends to Russia and Bulgaria. This species is found on rocky slopes, in open woods and along river banks at altitudes from 0 to 2000 meters. In the north of its range and wet and occasionally flooded sites are populated.

Use

The finger shrub is often used as an ornamental shrub in gardens and parks, and is at times wild. There are numerous forms of culture.

Documents

• Gunter Steinbach (ed.): shrub shrubs ( Steinbach nature guide ). Mosaik Verlag GmbH, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-576-10560-3.