Drymocallis glandulosa
Sticky cinquefoil
Photo by Chez Brungraber
Family: Rosaceae · Type: Perennial · Native
Drymocallis glandulosa (Sticky cinquefoil) is a native California perennial in the Rosaceae family.
Sticky cinquefoil is a California native perennial found in montane and subalpine habitats at varying elevations. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces pale yellow to white flowers with spreading petals that open widely. Growing with tufted stems up to 30 to 50 centimeters tall, it features abundant glandular hairs particularly at the stem base. Its compound leaves have sheathing bases that range from glabrous to glandular, with leaflets arranged in a distinctive pattern. The small fruits are approximately 1 to 1.5 millimeters long and mature to a reddish-brown color.
Habitat and range
California counties: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Bernardino, Trinity, Tulare, San Diego, Siskiyou, Fresno, San Mateo, Lake, Orange, Kern, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Ventura, Mendocino, Plumas, Santa Clara, Tuolumne, Modoc, Mariposa, El Dorado, Amador, Alpine, Lassen, Mono, Placer, Calaveras, Nevada, Marin, Humboldt, Butte, Del Norte, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, Madera, Alameda, Yolo, Solano, Colusa, Inyo, Sutter, Sacramento
How to tell it apart
vs Potentilla: Drymocallis has club-shaped styles thickest in the middle; Potentilla has slender styles throughout.; vs Fragaria: Drymocallis has yellow-white flowers and dry achenes; Fragaria has white flowers and red fleshy fruits.; vs Horkelia: Drymocallis has swollen fusiform styles; Horkelia has flattened filaments forming a tube around pistils.; vs Rubus: Drymocallis has simple yellow flowers and herbaceous stems; Rubus has aggregate white-pink flowers and woody stems.; vs Dasiphora: Drymocallis has herbaceous stems and fusiform styles; Dasiphora is a woody shrub with slender styles.
Frequently asked questions
Is Drymocallis glandulosa native to California?
Yes. Drymocallis glandulosa is native to California (recorded as native).
Where in California does Drymocallis glandulosa grow?
Drymocallis glandulosa occurs in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Bernardino, Trinity, Tulare and other counties.
What plant family does Drymocallis glandulosa belong to?
Drymocallis glandulosa is in the Rosaceae family, genus Drymocallis.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · Index of California Plant Names · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-09-30
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