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potentilla

Plant

  • Small shrub
  • Deciduous

Twig

  • Alternate leaf arrangement

Leaf

  • ½-1" long
  • Alternate, compound, 3-7 (usually 5) leaflets
  • Some variegated cultivars

Flower

  • 1-1½" wide
  • Bright yellow or white (some pink, red cultivars)