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Dryas octopetala

NOUN
  1. creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America
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  • The dwarf scrub communities are dominated by crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) and include other ericads (Vaccinium spp.), arctic willow (Salix arctica), and white mountain-avens (Dryas octopetala). Alaska Peninsula montane taiga
  • Such an effect was demonstrated for mountain avens ( '' Dryas octopetala '') on Svalbard during a warm period in early winter [78] (see previous subsection on projected temperature responses). Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation
  • Polar semi-desert dominated by mountain avens ( '' Dryas octopetala ''), Ny Ålesund, Svalbard. Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term
  • The dwarf scrub communities are dominated by crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) and include other ericads (Vaccinium spp.), arctic willow (Salix arctica), and white mountain-avens (Dryas octopetala). Alaska Peninsula montane taiga
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