Drymocallis pseudorupestris
False rock loving cinquefoil
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Family: Rosaceae · Type: Perennial · Native
Drymocallis pseudorupestris (False rock loving cinquefoil) is a native California perennial in the Rosaceae family.
False rock loving cinquefoil is a California native perennial found in rocky habitats at elevations likely between 1,000 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from late spring to summer, this plant produces cream to pale yellow flowers approximately 8 to 10 millimeters wide with petals spreading wider than its sepals. Growing with tufted stems 5 to 25 centimeters tall, the plant features abundant glandular hairs at its base and a compact, matted growth form. Its basal leaves have terminal leaflets 5 to 20 millimeters long, widely obovate to fan-shaped with rounded edges and 4 to 10 teeth on each side. The plant's small light brown fruits are approximately 1 millimeter in length, nestled among delicate lance-linear bractlets.
Habitat and range
California counties: Glenn, Fresno, Humboldt, Shasta, Tehama, Siskiyou, Mono, Modoc
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 pseudorupestris native to California?
Yes. Drymocallis pseudorupestris is native to California (recorded as native).
Where in California does Drymocallis pseudorupestris grow?
Drymocallis pseudorupestris occurs in Glenn, Fresno, Humboldt, Shasta, Tehama, Siskiyou, Mono, Modoc.
What plant family does Drymocallis pseudorupestris belong to?
Drymocallis pseudorupestris 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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