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Dryas octopetala is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Dryas and is classified within the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. Common names for this taxon include eightpetal mountain-avens, Silberwurz, Dryade à huit pétales, and Chênette.
The species has a recorded range that includes Switzerland and Xinjiang. Occurrence records are also associated with the United States and Canada. The taxon has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
Eight-petal Mountain-Avens
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Common Name: mountain avens
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,466
- With media
- 5,771
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- POM, RSA, DAV, NY, RMBL, CSCN
- Recorded in
- United States, Switzerland, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
Dryas octopetala, the mountain avens, eightpetal mountain-avens, white dryas or white dryad, is an Arctic–alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a small prostrate evergreen subshrub forming large colonies. The specific epithet octopetala derives from Greek octo 'eight' and petalon 'petal', referring to the eight petals of the flower, an unusual number in the Rosaceae, where five is the normal number. However, flowers with up to 16 petals also occur naturally.
As a floral emblem, it is the official territorial flower of the Northwest Territories and the national flower of Iceland.
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