Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Dryas chamissonis Spreng. ex Juz. |
Bibliography | Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 28: 326 (1929) |
Native Range | ne. Russian Far East, Greenland |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | leaves ovate, 3-10mm long, cordate, on apex acuminate, adaxially nitid, glabrous, abaxially white tomentose, sparse dentate or entire, flowers 15-20mm, petals ovate |
Size | 2-9cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer; layering in early spring |
Synonyms | Dryas x chamissonis var. incana Jurtzev Dryas integrifolia ssp. chamissonis (Spreng. ex Juz.) Scoggan Dryas integrifolia f. intermedia (Nath.) Polunin Dryas octopetala f. intermedia Nath. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland) |