Dryas octopetala

Photo: Dryas octopetala. Last year and fresh leaves. Silverroot is an espalier shrub, which can live up to 100 years. 
On the right side of the photo you can see roots, which may be from a dead Dryas octopetala.
Description: Dryas octopetala. Last year and fresh leaves. Silverroot is an espalier shrub, which can live up to 100 years.
On the right side of the photo you can see roots, which may be from a dead Dryas octopetala.
L Habitat: Soil of fine rocky debris with few grasses and flowers (e.g., counter-leaved saxifrage) and lichens. Altitude: about 2580m a.s.l.
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Lat.: Dryas octopetala
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Dryas
Location: Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 5.2020
Photographer: Daniela Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: C161330