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
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.
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 Dryas genus
Dryas ajanensis,
Dryas caucasica,
Dryas oxyodonta,
Dryas viscosa,
Dryas grandis,
Dryas incisa,
Dryas sumneviczii,
Dryas suendermanni,
Dryas octopetala,
Dryas drummondii,
Dryas integrifolia,
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,