Image to followAI-generated illustrationDryas octopetala
Dryas octopetala
FamilyGenus: Dryasnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
A native, evergreen dwarf shrub of cold, calcareous soils, producing white flowers from April to September.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
A native component of alpine and northern habitats, with no recorded detrimental ecological impacts.
Annual cycle
Evergreen foliage. Flowers may appear from April to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Halbstrauch
Woodiness
Halbverholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
0.07 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Requires full sun and a moderately moist, nutrient-poor, alkaline soil. Suitable for rock gardens or alpine troughs in a cold garden setting.
Scientific profile
Dryas octopetala is a low, semi-woody dwarf shrub reaching about 7 cm in height. Its broad leaves are evergreen, and it typically grows in full sun on nutrient-poor, alkaline ground. The species is adapted to cold, alpine or northern climates and tolerates only light disturbance. Flowering can occur from April through to September. It is native in Great Britain and not currently considered threatened.
Pollinators & visitors
30 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Zygaena exulansLasioglossum albipesLasioglossum calceatumBombus wurfleniiBombus ssBombus jonellusBombus monticolaBombus pratorumBombus hortorumBombus soroeensisCheilosia urbanaCheilosia lenisPlatycheirus tarsalisSphaerophoria scriptaEupeodes nitensCheilosia melanuraCheilosia antiquaCheilosia nivalisPlatycheirus manicatusCheilosia bergenstammiEupeodes nielseniEristalis tenaxParasyrphus annulatusBombus pyrenaeusBombus pascuorumEristalis interruptaEristalis rupiumApis meliferaXylota triangularisEpisyrphus balteatus
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Saturnia pavonia
Other flower visitors
15 other species visit the flowers
Lagopus mutaTachina nigrohirtaThricops nigritellusThricops aculeipesThricops semicinereusBotanophila estonicaThricops longipesHelina reversioBotanophila fugaxEmpis nigricomaPhaonia meigeniParegle coerulescensEmpis tesselataSchoenomyza litorellaPsithyrus
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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