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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 582 |
| Date Entered | 24/07/2012 |
| Updated on | 24/07/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree/Shrub Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 24/07/2012 |
| Location | River Tees above Low Force |
| Civil Parish | Holwick |
| Brit. National Grid | |
| Geology | Dolerite or whin cill. Island and falls in the Tees. |
| Record Name | Shrubby cinquefoil. (Potentilla fruticosa) in flower. Upper Tees. |
| Record Description | Shrubby cinqufoil (P. fruticosa) is one of the Teesdale rarities and has a disjunct distribution in Britain having been recorded only in Teesdale, the Lake District and on the Burren, Co. Clare on the west coast of Ireland.
P. fruticosa has an arctic (circum-polar, boreal) alpine world distribution being found often at high altitude, in the Pyrennees, the European Alps, The Maritime Alps and in Scandinavia. |
| Additional Notes | Cultivars of shrubby cinquefoil are popular garden plants and often seen in public parks. The colours of the cultivated varieties ar usually rather muddy compared to the clear yellow of the wild plant.
Following fencing the river banks to keep sheep away, scattered bushes of P. fruticosa are to be seen all along the banks and on islands of the River Tees upstream from Wynch Bridge. |
| Image 1 ID | 3173 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Shrubby cinquefoil in flower, R. Tees Low Force. July 2012. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 3174 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 3175 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 3176 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | River Tees. Falls and pool above Low Force. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 3177 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Shrubby cinquefoil (P. fruticosa).Isolated bush on the banks of the R.Tees,Low Force area. |  |
