Drymocallis lactea

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Drymocallis lactea is a California native perennial found in montane and alpine habitats at elevations ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white to cream-colored flowers in loosely branched clusters with widely spreading petals. Growing with tufted stems 10 to 60 centimeters tall, it forms dense clumps with characteristic compound leaves. Its basal leaves have 3 to 4 pairs of lateral leaflets surrounding a terminal leaflet that is approximately 10 to 40 millimeters long, with single teeth along the leaf edges. The flower petals are widely obovate and slightly larger than the sepals, creating a delicate and distinctive appearance.

California counties: Mono, San Bernardino, Sierra, Plumas, El Dorado, Glenn, Tuolumne, Nevada, Modoc, Butte, Lassen, Alpine, Placer, Lake, Shasta, Tulare, Amador

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