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Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén
Alaskan mountain-avens
       
Symbol:   DROCA2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Rosaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb 		 
Native Status:  
AK    N
CAN    N



 
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Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén

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Synonyms:
Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén

  DRAL7 Dryas alaskensis A.E. Porsild
 

Distribution:
Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén

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Related Taxa:
Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 5 species in Dryas, 5 subspecies in Dryas octopetala L.
 

Classification:
Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus Dryas L. – mountain-avens
Species Dryas octopetala L. – eightpetal mountain-avens
Subspecies Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén – Alaskan mountain-avens
 

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Dryas octopetala L. ssp. alaskensis (A.E. Porsild) Hultén

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24621.
 
 
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