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Mountain avens

Dryas octopetala

Photo by Meik Meißner
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Arctic-alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a small prostrate evergreen subshrub forming large colonies

Habitat:

Widespread occurrence throughout mountainous areas

Notes:

Spotted this plant in Iceland as well.

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Dryas octopetala L.

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