[The Rose Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]
Alaskan Mountain-avens, Mountain Avens, Eight-petal Mountain Avens, Eight-petaled Mountain-avens, White Dryas, White Mountain Avens
Dryas octopetala ssp. alaskensis
Synonyms: Dryas alaskensis, Dryas octopetala
Netted willow and Alaskan mountain avens as seen on tundra near the summit of Mount Healy, park entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve..............June 14, 2012.
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Alaskan mountain avens as seen on tundra near the summit of Mount Healy, park entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve..............June 14, 2012.
Alaskan mountain avens as seen on tundra along the north side of Gorge Creek, about one-half mile east of Eielson Visitors Center, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 20, 2012.
Mountain Avens photographed atop Thoro Ridge, Denali National Park, where
it is a favorite browse of Dall Sheep..........June 23, 2002.
A close-up of the leaves of mountain avens in Denali Park...................August 2006.
Attractive fall foliage of mountain avens as seen on slopes above Stony Creek to the east of Gravel Mt., Denali National Park and Preserve...................September 6, 2009.
Paul Slichter