Drymocallis hansenii

Yosemite woodbeauty

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Yosemite woodbeauty is a California native perennial found in the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada in moist meadows at elevations of 1,200 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces cream-colored flowers that open widely, with petals 4 to 7 millimeters long spreading above delicate sepals. Growing with a single stem 30 to 90 centimeters tall, it features abundant glandular hairs concentrated near the base of the plant. Its basal leaves typically have 3 to 4 pairs of lateral leaflets, with a terminal leaflet that is widely obovate and rounded, featuring single to double teeth along its edges. The plant's delicate cream flowers and distinctive leaf structure make it a subtle but charming woodland beauty.

Habitat: Moist meadows

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 1200-2200 m

Bioregions: CaR, SN.

California counties: Fresno, Sierra, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Plumas, El Dorado, Shasta, Nevada, Madera, Butte, Calaveras, Tehama, Placer, Siskiyou, Humboldt, San Bernardino, Tulare, Mono

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