Taxon:
Dryas octopetala L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:501. 1753
Verified:
05/20/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). URL: http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
- Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea.
- Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
- Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2. Note: = subsp. hookeriana
- Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
- Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard.
- Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
- University of Texas at Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Native Plant Information Network database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/
Common names
English
eight-petal mountain-avens – mountain dryas – white mountain-avens – French
dryade à huit pétales – German
weiße Silberwurz – Swedish
fjällsippa –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Yukon | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Ukraine
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France
Northern America
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Yukon], United States [Alaska]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, British Columbia]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Idaho, Oregon]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |