Bright yellow flowers appear form late spring well into summer depending on the local climate. Inside the petals, about 30 stamens ring a low rough dome in the centre. Tiny pistils, each a complete female reproductive structure, crowd the central zone. The petal colour of horticultural forms varies from nearly white to orange red. There are even pink forms.
Shrubby cinquefoil grows in many open settings in our province.
You could find it in high elevation alpine tundra, mountain meadows and northern peat bogs. It even colonizes disturbed sites in some areas. You should expect this plant throughout the province although it is not common along the coast. The continental range includes all of Canada, south along the mountains to California and New Mexico and eastward to the Atlantic coast. It grows throughout northern latitudes and high elevations of Europe and Asia.