Cliff Drymocallis, Rocky Mountain Sticky Cinquefoil, Sticky Cinquefoil
Drymocallis pseudorupestris var. saxicola
Synonyms: Drymocallis pseudorupestris, Potentilla glandulosa, Potentilla glandulosa ssp. pseudorupestris, Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris
Note: This taxon is treated as Drymocallis glanudlosa ssp. pseudorupestris in Washington.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
flower of gland cinquefoil as seen atop Little Mt. Adams at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams.........July 16, 2005. Note that the petals
are light yellow in color and are longer than the sepals.
The photo above shows another close-up view
of the flower of gland cinquefoil as seen atop Little Mt. Adams at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams........July 16, 2005. Note that the sepals
and pedicels are densely covered with gland-tipped hairs and that the petals
are longer than the sepals.
The photo above shows a view of the form of
gland cinquefoil as seen atop Little Mt. Adams at the southeastern corner of
Mt. Adams.........July 16, 2005.
The photo above shows another close-up view
of the open inflorescence of gland cinquefoil as seen atop Little Mt. Adams
at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 16, 2005. Although
hard to detail here, the plants had numerous gland-tipped hairs.
The photo above shows the typical florm of
gland cinquefoil as seen atop Little Mt. Adams at the southeastern corner of
Mt. Adams........July 16, 2005. All the plants seen at this location
were generally less than 30 cm high. The leaflets generally have fewer than
10 teeth at their margins, and the plants are frequently found on open, rocky
slopes and outcrops near or above the treeline.
The photo above shows another close-up view
of the flowers of gland cinquefoil as seen atop Little Mt. Adams at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams........July 16, 2005. Note that the creamy, light
yellow petals are longer than the sepals.
The photo above shows the form of sticky cinquefoil (var. pseudorupestris)
as seen on Little Mt. Adams.........July 17, 2006.
Paul Slichter