Habitats:
Grassland, mountains, rocks, seaside.
Leaves:
A low-growing, prostrate, mat-forming undershrub with dark green, oak-like leaves. The undersides of the leaves are downy white. The upper surfaces are smooth and hairless. The stems are woody. Grows on limestone soils in rocky, mountainous places.
Other Names:
Alaskan Mountain-avens, Creeping Oak, Eightpetal Mountain-avens, Hooker's Mountain-avens, White Dryad, White Dryas.