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Dryas octopetala  L.

Fam.: Rosaceae / Rose Fam.

Genus:  Dryas  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Dryas:		Dryade, Greek legendary figure
	octopetala:		eight petals

Fig. 1:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens IRL Doolin 9.8.2005

Fig. 2:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens (seed stem) IRL Doolin 9.8.2005

Fig. 3:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens IRL Burren, Fanore 15.6.2012

Fig. 4:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens IRL Burren, Fanore 15.6.2012

Fig. 5:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens IRL Burren, Fanore 15.6.2012

Fig. 6:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens (seed stem) IRL Burren, Fanore 15.6.2012

Fig. 7:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens (seed stem) IRL Burren, Fanore 15.6.2012

Fig. 8:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens (seed stem) IRL Burren, Fanore 15.6.2012

Fig. 9:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens (seed stem) A Hahntennjoch 16.7.2010

Fig. 10:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Trenchtling 3.7.2019

Fig. 11:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Trenchtling 3.7.2019

Fig. 12:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens (seed stem) A Carinthia, Petzen 21.7.2007

Fig. 13:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Carinthia, Petzen 21.7.2007

Fig. 14:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Hahntennjoch 16.7.1987

Fig. 15:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Carinthia, Trögerner Klamm 18.5.2016

Fig. 16:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Carinthia, Trögerner Klamm 18.5.2016

Fig. 17:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Carinthia, Trögerner Klamm 18.5.2016

Fig. 18:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Carinthia, Trögerner Klamm 18.5.2016

Fig. 19:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Rax 28.6.2020

Fig. 20:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Wölzer Tauern, Kleiner Zinken 26.6.2021

Fig. 21:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Wölzer Tauern, Hohenwart 29.7.2021

Fig. 22:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Wölzer Tauern, Hohenwart 29.7.2021

Fig. 23:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Wölzer Tauern, Hohenwart 29.7.2021

Fig. 24:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens A Wölzer Tauern, Hohenwart 29.7.2021

Fig. 25:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens I Alpi Bergamasche, Monte Alben 11.6.2017

Fig. 26:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens I Alpi Bergamasche, Pizzo Arera 9.6.2017

Fig. 27:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens I Südtirol, Plätzwiese 5.7.2022

Fig. 28:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens I Paganella 12.7.1991

Fig. 29:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens I Paganella 12.7.1991

Fig. 30:  Dryas octopetala / Mountain Avens I Friuli, Tagliamento Valley 15.5.2004

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