Drymocallis ashlandica
Drymocallis campanulata
Ashland cinquefoil, Mazama drymocallis or wood beauty
John Day drymocallis, John Day drymocallis or wood beauty
short.
elongate.
tufted, (1–)2–5 dm;
base 2–3 mm diam., ± densely septate-glandular.
openly tufted to loosely spaced, 1.5–4.5 dm;
base 1.2–3.5 mm diam., ± densely septate-glandular.
moderately to ± densely hairy;
basal 6–16 cm, leaflet pairs 2–3(–4);
terminal leaflet broadly obovate, 1.5–4 × 1–3 cm, teeth ± double, 7–12 per side, apex rounded;
cauline 0–2, moderately developed, leaflet pairs 2–3.
sparsely to ± densely hairy;
basal 6–20 cm, leaflet pairs (2–)3–4(–5);
terminal leaflet broadly obovate to nearly round, 1–4 × 1–3.5 cm, teeth usually ± double, 5–10 per side, apex rounded;
cauline 0–2, well developed, leaflet pairs 2–3.
5–15(–20)-flowered, not leafy, congested to deeply branched, 1/10–2/3 or less of stem, usually narrow, rarely ± wide, branch angles (5–)10–20(–30)°.
5–50-flowered, leafy, open, (1/5–)1/2(–4/5) of stem, wide, branch angles 25–50°.
2–10 (proximal to 30) mm, sparsely to moderately short-hairy, predominantly septate-glandular, often obscuring other vestiture.
2–5 (proximal to 10) mm, sparsely to moderately short-hairy, predominantly septate-glandular.
opening widely;
epicalyx bractlets linear to broadly elliptic, 3–5 × 1–2 mm;
sepals spreading, 5–7(–9) mm, apex acute;
petals overlapping, spreading, light yellow, broadly obovate, 5–9 × 4–7 mm, equal to or longer than sepals;
filaments 1.5–5 mm, anthers 0.7–1.2 mm;
styles ± thickened, 1 mm.
opening narrowly;
epicalyx bractlets usually lanceolate, sometimes linear, 3–4 × 1–1.5 mm;
sepals ± erect, 5–8 mm, apex acute to obtuse;
petals overlapping, ± erect, light yellow, broadly obovate, 5–11 × (3–)5–8 mm, equal to or exceeding sepals;
filaments 1.5–3 mm, anthers 1 mm;
styles slender, (1–)1.5–2.5 mm.
light brown, 1 mm.
light brown, 1 mm.
Drymocallis ashlandica
Drymocallis campanulata
The name Potentilla glandulosa subsp. ashlandica was misapplied to Drymocallis lactea var. austiniae (B. Ertter 1993); as circumscribed here, D. ashlandica is a poorly known species restricted to the Cascade and Siskiyou ranges of southwestern Oregon. It very likely also occurs in adjacent California; no collections from there are known. Drymocallis ashlandica differs from most sympatric populations of D. lactea var. austiniae and resembles D. pseudorupestris in its densely glandular inflorescences, which tend to be more densely congested and/or narrower than those of the other two species.
Drymocallis ashlandica was described by Greene as Potentilla ashlandica, and by Howell as P. ciliata (a later homonym), both based on a collection by Howell from the Siskiyou Mountains near Ashland, Oregon. The circumscription here, which matches that of D. D. Keck (in J. Clausen et al. 1940) and M. E. Peck (1961), encompasses populations from near Oregon Caves and Ashland in the Siskiyou Mountains to near McKenzie Bridge, Lane County, and Sparks Lake, Deschutes County. It is currently known from relatively few collections, mostly from the Crater Lake area, and may prove to be of conservation concern.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Drymocallis campanulata is one of the more distinct species in the genus, with its campanulate flowers, relatively large butter yellow petals, and densely glandular pedicels. It occurs primarily in the canyons of the John Day River in Grant and Wheeler counties.
The invalidly published Potentilla campanulata D. D. Keck provides a full description and illustration for the subsequent basionym.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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