English name:Mountain Avens
German name:Silberwurz
Norwegian name:Reinrose- Family:Rosaceae
Dryas octopetala L.
Place: Skansebukta |
Place: Kapp Schultz |
Place: Gorillaheimen |
Place: Gruvedalen |
Place: Skansebukta |
Highest registred found on Svalbard
540 meter. Sarkofagen.Distribution
Common all over Svalbard.
Scientific name, origin and meaning:
Dryas: From Greek dryas, skognymfe, dryades (actually the drys, oak).octopetala, octopetalus: With eight petals.
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Scientific data:
| Groupe: | Magnoliophyta - Two embryonic leafs |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Lifeform: | Perennial wood |
| Worldwide distribution: | Circumpolar |
| Distribution on Svalbard: | Spitsbergen/Bjørnøya |
| Diploid/Polyploid: | Polyploid |
| Chromosome number (2n): | 18 |
| Basic chromosom number: | 9 |
| Probable ploidy level on Svalbard: | 2 |
| Main reproduction strategi: | Sexual |
| Floral gender: | Hermaphrodite/Gynodioic |
| Pollination vector: | Insect |
| Main mode of pollination: | |
| Source: Brochmann, C. & Steen, S.W, 1999 - Sex and genes in the flora of Svalbard | |
All species in genus Dryas
Dryas octopetala
