Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Dryas sylvatica (Hultén) A.E.Porsil |
Bibliography | Canad. Field-Naturalist 61: 191 (1948) |
Native Range | Subarctic America |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 400-1600m |
Description | leaves oblong to oval, on base cuneate or rounded, flat, entire or serrate, obtuse, flowers solitary, sepals linear-lanceolate, petals 10-15mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
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 integrifolia var. sylvatica Hultén Dryas integrifolia ssp. sylvatica (Hultén) Hultén |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) |