Anemone drummondii var. drummondii
Drummond's anemone
Family: Ranunculaceae · Type: Herb · Native
Anemone drummondii var. drummondii (Drummond's anemone) is a native California herb in the Ranunculaceae family, recognized by . Key features: finely dissected leaves with narrow segments, woolly fruits with long beaks.
Drummond's anemone is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada in rocky slopes and conifer forest at elevations of 1,200 to 3,350 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white to pale blue flowers with 5 to 9 sepals 8 to 20 millimeters long. Growing 10 to 25 centimeters tall with a branched caudex and soft-hairy stems, it develops delicate, softly shaggy 2-ternate leaves with dissected leaflet margins. Its intricate leaves feature terminal leaflets 0.5 to 3 centimeters long with narrow linear segments, creating a complex and feathery foliage structure. The fruit develops as a woolly, spherical aggregate 10 to 15 millimeters long with a straight 2 to 4 millimeter beak.
Identification and appearance
Key characters: 6 sympatric species. Key features: finely dissected leaves with narrow segments, woolly fruits with long beaks
Habitat and range
Habitat: Rocky slopes, conifer forest, alpine
Elevation: 1200-3350 m
California counties: Plumas, Alpine, Del Norte, Shasta, Tuolumne, Trinity, Siskiyou, Mono, Inyo
Outside California: to Alaska, Idaho, Asia
Bloom period
Anemone drummondii var. drummondii blooms Jun-Aug.
How to tell it apart
vs Dimorphotheca: Anemone has separate sepals and a whorl of bracts below flower; Dimorphotheca has many ray flowers forming a daisy-like head.; vs Pulsatilla: Anemone has bracts well below the flower; Pulsatilla has bracts directly beneath the flower and silky-hairy foliage.; vs Ranunculus: Anemone has flat flowers without glossy nectaries and a bract whorl; Ranunculus has cup-shaped glossy petals with nectaries.; vs Papaver: Anemone has 5-10 sepals and a bract whorl below flower; Papaver has 4 crinkled petals and no bracts.; vs Romneya: Anemone has 5-10 sepals on a small herb; Romneya has 6 large white crinkled petals on a woody shrub.
Frequently asked questions
Is Anemone drummondii var. drummondii native to California?
Yes. Anemone drummondii var. drummondii is native to California (recorded as native).
When does Anemone drummondii var. drummondii bloom?
Anemone drummondii var. drummondii blooms Jun-Aug.
Where in California does Anemone drummondii var. drummondii grow?
Anemone drummondii var. drummondii occurs in Plumas, Alpine, Del Norte, Shasta, Tuolumne, Trinity, Siskiyou, Mono and other counties, at elevations of 1200-3350 m.
What plant family does Anemone drummondii var. drummondii belong to?
Anemone drummondii var. drummondii is in the Ranunculaceae family, genus Anemone.
What habitat does Anemone drummondii var. drummondii grow in?
Anemone drummondii var. drummondii grows in Rocky slopes, conifer forest, alpine.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · Index of California Plant Names · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-10-07
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