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Dryas octopetala L.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesDryas octopetala L. 
SynonymsDryas caucasica Juz.
 Dryas kamtschatica Juz.
 Dryas punctata Juz.
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitudearctic-alpine
Descriptionleaves petiolate, elliptic to suborbiculate, coriaceous, abaxially white tomentose, adaxially pilose or glabrous, obtusely serrate, flowers 15-25mm across, petals obovate
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeshrub, carpet
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer; layering in early spring
Territory Europe
     Northern Europe (Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden )
     Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland )
     Southwestern Europe (France , Spain )
     Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia )
     Eastern Europe (East European Russia , North European Russia , Ukraine )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya )
     Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Magadan )
     Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus )
     China (Manchuria , Tibet , Xinjiang )
     Mongolia
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Greenland)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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ROSACEAE

Dryas octopetala L., Sp. Pl. 1: 501 (1753)

Synonyms:
Dryadea octopetala (L.) Kuntze
Geum octopetalum (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Ptilotum octopetalum (L.) Duolac

Dryas alpina Salisb.
Dryas babingtoniana A.E.Porsild
Dryas caucasica Juz.
Dryas chamaedrifolia (Crantz) A.Gray
Dryas chamaedryoides Pall.
Dryas crenata Raf.
Dryas depressa (Bab.) Bab.
Dryas eriopoda Gand.
Dryas kamtschatica Juz.
Dryas lanata Stein ex Correvon
Dryas lepida Gand.
Dryas montana Bubani
Dryas octopetala angustifolia C.L.Hitchc.
Dryas octopetala kamtschatica (Juz.) Hultén
Dryas octopetala depressa Bab.
Dryas octopetala hirsuta Hartz
Dryas octopetala luteola Hultén
Dryas octopetala punctata (Juz.) Hultén
Dryas octopetala subincisa Jurtzev
Dryas octopetala viscida Hultén
Dryas pentaphyllaea Hill
Dryas punctata Juz.
Dryas punctata cinerea Jurtzev
Dryas punctata kamtschatica (Juz.) Kozhevn.
Dryas subincisa (Jurtzev) Tzvelev
Dryas subincisa minor (Hook.) Tzvelev
Dryas vagans Juz.
Geum chamaedrifolium Crantz

Europe, Asia-Temperate, Greenland
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