Shrubby Cinquefoil is a low native shrub with bright yellow five-petaled flowers that blooms from June through frost, making it one of the longest-blooming native shrubs in North America. It grows in wet meadows, rocky slopes, and tundra from coast to coast and is a reliable, long-season nectar source for native bees and butterflies.
Habitat
Wet meadows, rocky slopes, and tundra across boreal and alpine North America
Diet
Long-season nectar for native bees and butterflies
How common
Common
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