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Dryas

Dryas

9.9
A small low plant with white flowers that grows in cold mountain areas
  • noun
  • /ˈdraɪəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The delicate white flowers of the Dryas species carpet the mountain slopes in summer.

Examples

  • The Dryas thrives in harsh alpine climates where few other plants can survive.

  • Many Dryas species are found in the Arctic.

  • Many botanists study Dryas to understand how arctic tundra ecosystems function.

  • The Dryas plant thrives in harsh climates.

  • The delicate white flowers of the Dryas species carpet the mountain slopes in summer.

  • The Dryas thrives in harsh alpine climates where few other plants can survive.

  • Many botanists study Dryas to understand how arctic tundra ecosystems function.

Compounds

Dryas octopetala
  • Specialized
9.9

A low spreading evergreen shrub with large white flowers that grows in cold mountains and Arctic areas

Surface Forms

Dryas singular
Dryas plural

Etymology

Dryas comes from Greek Dryas, the name for tree nymphs called Dryads and from Greek drys 'oak'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of these small, hardy mountain shrubs as tiny 'tree spirits' holding on to cold slopes, which explains why this name was given to a group of plants.