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The shrubby cinquefoil is a shrub that features flowers much like those of their relative, the strawberries. The blooms can be white, yellow, orange or pink. This shrub is Potentilla fruticosa and is a member of the Rosaceae (Rose) family. There are thousands of familiar species in this family including roses, the Prunus fruits, strawberries, raspberries, cotoneasters and hawthorns. Currently blooming at the entrance to my condo. This is the white variety - my parents had the yellow when I was growing up.