Shrub Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa

This is a deciduous shrub, 1 - 4 feet tall with large yellow flowers Leaves are small and grayish green, three to five toothed. This was one of the most common shrubs we saw in open and partly wooded tundra or muskegs. Potentilla fruticosa is one of those circumpolar plants found in colder parts of the world. This shrub was used in cultivation in many parts of Europe, especially Switzerland.