Drymocallis glandulosa var. viscida

Sticky cinquefoil

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Sticky cinquefoil is a California native perennial found in the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges in open pine areas and along streams at elevations of 1,100 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces yellow flowers in narrow clusters with blossoms around 4 millimeters wide. Growing with slender stems 6 to 20 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters with delicate branching. Its basal leaves have 2 to 3 pairs of lateral leaflets, with a terminal leaflet 20 to 40 millimeters long, broadly obovate and featuring single teeth along the edges. The flower's sepals are slightly reflexed and generally 4 to 6 millimeters long, giving the plant a distinctive woodland appearance.

Habitat: Along streams, open areas under pines

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 1100-2500 m

Bioregions: TR, PR.

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.