Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Dryas drummondii Richardson ex Hook. |
Synonyms | Dryas chamaedrifolia Richardson |
Dryas tomentosa Farr | |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 0-3000m |
Description | leaves oblong-elliptic, 10-35mm, coarsely crenate or bicrenate, at base cuneate, sepals ovate, petals suberect, elliptic, 8-12mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer; layering in early spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Newfoundland , Ontario , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana , Oregon) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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