Dryas drummondii

Dryas drummondii
Dryas drummondii

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Dryas
Species:
D. drummondii
Binomial name
Dryas drummondii
Richardson ex Hook.
The distribution of Dryas drummondii.
Synonyms
  • Dryadaea drummondii (Richardson ex Hook.) Kuntze
  • Dryas chamaedrifolia Richardson
  • Dryas drummondii var. eglandulosa A.E.Porsild
  • Dryas drummondii f. tomentosa (Farr) Hultén
  • Dryas drummondii var. tomentosa (Farr) L.O.Williams
  • Dryas octopetala var. drummondii (Richardson ex Hook.) S.Watson
  • Dryas tomentosa Farr

Dryas drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names yellow mountain-avens, yellow dryas, or yellow dryad. It is native to Alaska, Canada, and the Northern United States. This species is actinorhizal, able to live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

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