Dasiphora fruticosa is a species of hardy deciduous flowering shrub in the family Rosaceae, native to the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains.

The plants are densely leafy, the leaves divided into five or seven (occasionally three or nine) pinnate leaflets.

The leaflets are linear-oblong, 3–20 mm (0.1–0.8 in) long, with entire margins and more or less acute ends.

The foliage (both leaves and young stems) is pubescent, variably covered in fine silky, silvery hairs about 1 mm long.

The flowers are produced terminally on the stems and are 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) cm across, buttercup-shaped, with five petals and 15–25 stamens; the petals are pale to bright yellow (orange to reddish in some western Chinese populations).

The species is variably dioecious or bisexual; flowering is typically from early to late summer.

It is normally found growing in moisture-retentive soils in swamps and rocky areas.

floribunda, but does recognize a variety distinct from Dasiphora fruticosa var.

All the characteristics of small leaves, delicate flowers, and orange to brown flaky bark make the shrubby cinquefoil suitable for Bonsai.

Those marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.