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Drymocallis glandulosa
sticky cinquefoil
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Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.

Habitat: Open, mesic areas from coastal meadows to forest openings, to the subalpine.

Flowers: June-August

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies, moths

Description:
General:

Glandular perennial with a branched crown and rhizomes, the individual stems simple below the inflorescence, 1.5-4 dm. tall.

Leaves:

Leaves alternate, pinnate; leaflets 5-9, glandular-pubescent, oblong-obovate, the terminal leaflet wedge-shaped; cauline leaves few, reduced upward.

Flowers:

Inflorescence cymose, few-flowered, diffuse, leafy bracteate; calyx rotate, 5-parted, the segments alternating with bracteoles, 4-8 mm. long; petals yellow, broadly ovate, about equal to the sepals, ascending; stamens usually 25; pistils numerous; style thickened above the base and tapered to each end, exceeding the ovary to which it is attached well below the middle.

Fruits:

Achenes about 1 mm. long.

Accepted Name:
Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb.
Publication: A Monograph of the North American Potentilleae 198. 1898.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. [HC]
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Drymocallis glandulosa in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Drymocallis glandulosa checklist entry

OregonFlora: Drymocallis glandulosa information

E-Flora BC: Drymocallis glandulosa atlas page

CalPhotos: Drymocallis glandulosa photos

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