fernbush Rosaceae Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Leaf:Alternate, evergreen in the south and deciduous in the north, fragrant, very finely bipinnately compound, appearing fern-like (hence the common name), light geen above, pale-pubescent below, sticky, to 3 1/2 inches, individual leaflets are tiny, with lobed or wavy margins.
Flower:Showy, in 4-inch terminal panicles or racemes, individual flowers have 5 petals, 1/2 inch across, mid to late summer.
Fruit:Technically a follicle, capsule-like, turning brown and splitting open at maturity in fall, persistent through the winter.
Twig:Slender, reddish brown, covered in pale pubescence, spur shoots present, leaf scars with 3 distinct bundle scars.
Bark:Reddish brown, smooth and shiny, with prominent lenticels, eventually becoming somewhat shreddy.
Form:A multi-stem shrub to 6 feet.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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