Drymocallis fissa
(Leafy Cinquefoil)
Drymocallis fissa, State Forest State Park, Jackson Co. 0740
Drymocallis fissa, State Forest State Park, Jackson Co. 0740
Drymocallis fissa, State Forest State Park, Jackson Co. 0756
Drymocallis fissa, State Forest State Park, Jackson Co. 0757
Drymocallis fissa, State Forest State Park, Jackson Co. 0761
Drymocallis fissa, Mayflower Gulch, Summit Co. 3857
Drymocallis fissa, Mayflower Gulch, Summit Co. 3856
Drymocallis fissa, Mayflower Gulch, Summit Co. 3859
| Scientific Name | Drymocallis fissa (Potentilla fissa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | DRFI3 |
| Common Name | Leafy Cinquefoil | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 512538 |
| Family | Rosaceae (Rose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Lifezones and habitat: Foothills and montane (5500 to 10000 ft.); open areas, sagebrush meadow, hillsides, gravelly slopes, grasslands, roadsides aand stream banks. Plant: Erect perennial 8 to 14 inches tall, leafy, sticky stems. Leaves: Pinnately-compound leaves 2-3/4 to 8 inches long with 9 to 13 leaflets, each 3/8 to 1-5/8 inches long with toothed (incised) edges; upper surfaces hairy or smooth, sticky and hairy below; terminal leaflet usually overall obovate-cuneate, sometimes elliptic, in outline. Inflorescence: Yellow saucer-shaped flowers up to 1 inch across in leafy, congested clusters, each with 5 bright yellow rounded petals, 5 sepals and 5 bractlets. References: "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel, "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and Flora of North America. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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