Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana |
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coast drymocallis, coast drymocallis or wood beauty, sticky cinquefoil |
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Stems | (1–)2–7 dm, base 2–5 mm diam. |
Leaves | basal (5–)10–30 cm, leaflet pairs (2–)3–4; terminal leaflet broadly obovate, (2–)3–7 × 2–5 cm, teeth double, 9–17 per side, apex usually rounded, rarely obtuse; cauline well developed, leaflet pairs 2–4. |
Inflorescences | (3–)5–30-flowered, ± to very leafy, wide, branch angles (15–)30–55°. |
Pedicels | 1–5 (proximal to 30) mm. |
Flowers | epicalyx bractlets ± elliptic, (3–)4–7 × 1.5–2.5(–3) mm; sepals spreading, 5–11 mm, apex round-obtuse, mucronate; petals spreading, usually cream-white, sometimes pale yellow, broadly ovate or obovate, (4–)4.5–6.5 × 3–5.5 mm; filaments 1–2 mm. |
Achenes | 1.2–1.5 mm. |
2n | = 14. |
Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jun. |
Habitat | Openings, moist and/or ± shaded places in coastal scrub and woodlands |
Elevation | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA; Mexico (Baja California) |
Discussion | Variety wrangelliana is provisionally resurrected for the coastal extreme with exceptionally leafy inflorescences and relatively large, most commonly cream-white petals. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 9, p. 293. |
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Synonyms | Potentilla wrangelliana, D. albida, P. glandulosa var. wrangelliana |
Name authority | (Fischer & Avé-Lallemant) Ertter: J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 43. (2007) |
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