''Drymocallis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of plants formerly (and sometimes still) included with the typical
cinquefoil
''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 300Guillén, A., et al. (2005)Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of ''Potentilla'' L. (Rosaceae).''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 1(62) 9–21. species of annual, biennial and perenn ...
s (''Potentilla''). It contains three
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
known or suspected to be
protocarnivorous, but more cinquefoils might eventually be moved here:
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Drymocallis arguta''
(Pursh) Rydb. – tall cinquefoil, cream cinquefoil
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Drymocallis glandulosa''
(Lindl.) Rydb. – sticky cinquefoil
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Drymocallis rupestris''
(L.) Soják – rock cinquefoil
DNA sequence data suggests they are more closely related to ''
Chamaerhodos'' and ''
Dasiphora'' than to species such as ''
Potentilla reptans
''Potentilla reptans'', known as the creeping cinquefoil, European cinquefoil or creeping tormentil, is a flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.
A creeping perennial plant native to Eurasia and Northern Africa, ''Potentilla reptans'' has been ...
'' (creeping cinquefoil) which make up the bulk of ''Potentilla''.
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Rosaceae genera
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