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Cressler, Alan

Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana

Dryas octopetala L. ssp. hookeriana (Juz.) Hultén

Hooker's Mountain-avens, Hooker's Eight Petal Mountain-avens

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Dryas hookeriana, Dryas octopetala var. hookeriana

USDA Symbol: DROCH

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: To about 4 inches in height, but plant may spread to three feet across.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers are pure white to creamy-white.

Distribution

USA: CO , ID , MT , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , NT , YT

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-09
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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