1a. Potentilla fruticosa var. fruticosa
金露梅(原变种) jin lu mei (yuan bian zhong)
Dasiphora fruticosa (Linnaeus) Rydberg; D. riparia Rafinesque; Pentaphylloides fruticosa (Linnaeus) O. Schwarz; Potentilla fruticosa var. rigida (Wallich ex Lehmann) Th. Wolf; Potentilla rigida Wallich ex Lehmann.
Shrubs erect. Stems robust. Leaflets oblong, obovate, or ovate-lanceolate, 7–20 × 4–10 mm, abaxially sparsely pilose or subglabrous, adaxially sparsely pilose, sericeous, or subglabrous, inconspicuously elevated reticulate veined, margin flat. Inflorescence terminal, laxly racemose or corymbose, 1- to several flowered. Flowers 2.2–3 cm in diam. Fl. and fr. Jun–Sep.
Forest margins, thickets, grassy mountain slopes, talus slopes; 1000--4000 m. Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Yunnan [Asia, Europe, North America].