YELLOW MOUNTAIN AVENS

Class: Dryas drummondii var. drummondii

Family: ROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Rosaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Yellow Dryas

Colour: Yellow

Height: 15-25 cm (6-10")

Each Flower: 2.5 cm (1") across with 7-10 petals and numerous stamens; egg-shaped sepals covered with short dark hairs

Leaves: Many, close to ground, oblong, 1.5-5 cm (5/8-2") long and up to 2 cm (3/4") broad; leathery blades creased in herring-bone fashion and roundly toothed; upper surface dark green, underside silvery with white, matted hairs

Stems: Upright and softly hairy

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Rocky or gravelly ridges and slopes from higher elevations to above timberline

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