Photographs: Micheal G Slattery

Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa Tor cúigmhéarach Family: Rosaceae Flowering June - July. Shrub. Native in the Burren, Co. Clare. Five-petalled yellow flowers. Pinnate leaves with five untoothed leaflets. Peeling bark. Height to 1m. Native in the Burren, Co. Clare on rocky ground near loughs and turloughs. Frequently planted as a garden shrub and can be found as a garden escape or as a relic of cultivation.

     



Shrubby Cinquefoil, the Burren, Co.Clare. All photographs © Micheal G Slattery 2009