Drymocallis glandulosa
From Puget Prairie Plants
common names Sticky cinquefoil
Abbreviation code: POGL
Contents
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- (unranked): Angiosperms
- (unranked): Eudicots
- Order: Rosales
- Family: Rosaceae
- Genus: Potentilla
- Species: P. glandulosa
Description
Sticky Cinquefoil is a one to two foot tall perennial with creamy yellow flowers. It has soft pinnately compound leaves and red stems. It is a highly variable perennial forb. Erect stems arise 4 to 24 inches (10-60 cm) from a loosely branched caudex. The mostly basal leaves are pinnately compound and sharply serrate. Leaves and stems are glandular pubescent. Flowers are few to many in a flat-topped cyme. Fruits are glabrous achenes.
Bloom Period
June - August
