Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
viscosa
ID:
988151

Status:
valid

Authors:
Juz.

Source:
rjp

Year:
1929

Citation Micro:
Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 28: 323 (1929)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000987489

Common Names

  • Dryas viscosa
  • Sticky Mountain Avens
  • Sticky Snow-Rose

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Description

Dryas viscosa (also called white dryas, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the western United States. It typically grows in dry, open areas, such as rocky slopes, dry meadows, and open woodlands.

Uses & Benefits

Dryas viscosa is a hardy, low-growing, evergreen shrub that is often used as a ground cover in gardens and landscapes. It has attractive, bright green foliage and produces small white flowers in the spring. It is drought tolerant and can be used to stabilize soils on steep slopes.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Dryas viscosa has small, white flowers that are borne in clusters in late spring. The flowers are followed by small, black seeds. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Dryas viscosa is a hardy perennial plant that can be grown in full sun or partial shade. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and can tolerate a wide range of soil types. Propagation is best done by division in the spring or by seed. Seeds should be sown in the fall and will germinate in the spring.

Where to Find Dryas viscosa

Dryas viscosa can be found in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia and Georgia.

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,

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