Dryas drummondii

Dryas drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names yellow mountain-avens, yellow dryas, or yellow dryad.^[3] It is native to Alaska, Canada, and the Northern United States.^[1][3]

Dryas drummondii
Dryas drummondii
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Dryas
Species:	D. drummondii
Binomial name
Dryas drummondii Richardson ex Hook.
The distribution of Dryas drummondii.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Dryadaea drummondii (Richardson ex Hook.) Kuntze Dryas chamaedrifolia Richardson Dryas drummondii var. eglandulosa A.E.Porsild Dryas drummondii f. tomentosa (Farr) Hultén Dryas drummondii var. tomentosa (Farr) L.O.Williams Dryas octopetala var. drummondii (Richardson ex Hook.) S.Watson Dryas tomentosa Farr

This species is actinorhizal, able to live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.^[4][5][6]

• Dryas drummondii Richard
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  Dryas drummondii Richard. – Dryade de Drummond. – (Drummond's mountain-avens), Anticosti Island, Trans-Anticosti Route,^[7] km 144, secteur Vauréal
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  Dryas drummondii Richardson. – Dryade de Drummond. – (Drummond's mountain-avens), Antiscosti Island, Quebec, Canada

References

1. "Dryas drummondii: Yellow Mountain Aven". Central Yukon Species Inventory Project: Botany. Friends of Dempster Country. 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
2. Govaerts R. "Dryas drummondii Richardson ex Hook". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. Dryas drummondii. NatureServe.
4. Becking, J. H. (1984). "Identification of the endophypte of Dryas and Rubus (Rosaceae)". Plant and Soil. 78 (1/2): 105–128. doi:10.1007/BF02277844. JSTOR 42934565. S2CID 12172938.
5. Becking, J. H. (1984). "Identification of the endophypte of Dryas and Rubus (Rosaceae)". Frankia Symbioses. Vol. 12. Springer. pp. 105–128. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6158-6_11. ISBN 978-94-009-6160-9.
6. Kohls SJ, Baker DD, van Kessel C, Dawson JO (2004). "An assessment of soil enrichment by actinorhizal N₂ fixation using δ¹⁵N values in a chronosequence of deglaciation at Glacier Bay, Alaska". Plant and Soil. 254 (1): 11–17. doi:10.1023/A:1024950913234. S2CID 25039091.
7. Jean Boiscalir, project manager (March 2004). "Master plan - Anticosti National Park" (PDF). Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Quebec Wildlife and Parks Society. pp. 43 of 52. The abundance of wildlife, the particularities and the diversity of flora as well as the character of the coastal landscapes make this island one of the most beautiful natural sites in Quebec