Dryas octopetala
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Dryas octopetala is a small, evergreen alpine and arctic shrub with distinctive white, eight-petaled flowers, commonly known as mountain avens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dryas octopetala canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine plant
ⓘ
arctic plant ⓘ evergreen shrub ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| binomialName | Dryas octopetala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climatePreference | cold climates ⓘ |
| commonName |
eight-petaled mountain-avens
ⓘ
mountain avens NERFINISHED ⓘ white dryas ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1753 ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
pioneer species
ⓘ
soil stabilizer ⓘ |
| family | Rosaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
late spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| fruitType | achene ⓘ |
| genus | Dryas ⓘ |
| growthForm |
low-growing shrub
ⓘ
mat-forming plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine tundra
ⓘ
arctic tundra ⓘ calcareous soils ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| lightPreference | full sun ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arctic regions ⓘ Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ alpine regions of Europe ⓘ alpine regions of North America ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| petalCount | eight ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| rootSymbiosis | nitrogen-fixing bacteria ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
alkaline soil
ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Iceland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ground cover
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.