Species

Dryas octopetala L.

Mountain Avens

Rosaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Genus: Dryas (Mountain-Avens)

Synonyms

Dryas octopetala
Dryadea octopetala
Dryas alpina
Dryas babingtoniana
Dryas caucasica
Dryas chamaedryfolia
Dryas depressa
Dryas eriopoda
Dryas lanata
Dryas lepida
Dryas montana
Dryas octopetala subsp. punctata
Dryas octopetala subsp. subincisa
Dryas pentaphyllea
Dryas punctata
Dryas subincisa
Dryas vagans
Geum chamedryfolium
Geum octopetalum
Ptilotum octopetalum

Related species

Dryas octopetala L. - Mountain Avens

Traits


    <b>Prostrating dwarf shrub</b>, <b>maximal 25&#8239;cm tall</b>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> flowers solitary. <span class="v1">epicalyx:</span> absent. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>with a long stalk</b>, <b>whitish</b>. <span class="v1">floral-axis...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Dryas octopetala

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Dryas octopetala

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Dryas octopetala

Dryas octopetala

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats

  • in alkaline habitats

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