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 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
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
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
Ecology