WHITE MOUNTAIN-AVENS

Class: Dryas octopetala

Family: ROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Rosaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Alpine Avens, White Dryas, Alpine Rose

Colour: White to creamy-white

Height: 10-15 cm (4-6")

Each Flower: 2.5 cm (1") or more across, saucer-shaped with usually 8 broad petals and numerous stamens; calyx has purplish pointed, hairy lobes

Leaves: Many, simple oblong leaves with rounded ends; 1.3-2 cm (1/2-3/4") long and 7 mm (1/4") broad; edges serrated and slightly rolled under; upper surface hairy and pale

Stems: 10-15 cm (4-6") long and hairy

Blooming Period: July - mid-August

Habitat: From middle elevations to above timberline on exposed, gravelly ridges and slopes

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