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There are 164 plant species in Svalbard, not included are algae, mosses, lichens. For a country so far north it still is an astonishing variety. Because of the harsh climate and the short growths period, all plants are slow in growing. They seldom grow higher than 10 cm.
There are 164 [[vascular plant]] species on the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[island]] of [[Svalbard]], not included are [[alga]]e, [[moss]]es, [[lichen]]s. For an island so far north, it is an astonishing variety. Because of the harsh climate and the short growing season, all the plants are slow growing. They seldom grow higher than 10 cm.


In some areas, especially in warmer valleys, the plants produce carpets of blossoms.
In some areas, especially in warmer valleys, the plants produce carpets of blossoms.
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[[Image:bellheather2.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Arctic Bell-heather]]]][[Image:hawkweed1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage]]]][[Image:knotweed1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Alpine Bistort]]]][[Image:mosscampion.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Moss campion]]]][[Image:poppy3.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Svalbard poppy]]]][[Image:lousewort1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Woolly Lousewort]]]]
[[Image:bellheather2.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Arctic Bell-heather]]]][[Image:hawkweed1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage]]]][[Image:knotweed1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Alpine Bistort]]]][[Image:mosscampion.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Moss campion]]]][[Image:poppy3.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Svalbard poppy]]]][[Image:lousewort1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|[[Woolly Lousewort]]]]


[[Alpine Arnica]] ''Arnica alpina''
[[Alpine Arnica]] ''Arnica alpina''


[[Alpine Hair]] ''Deschampsia alpina''
[[Alpine Hair]] ''Deschampsia alpina''


[[Alpine Meadow-Grass]] ''Poa alpina''
[[Alpine Meadow-Grass]] ''Poa alpina''


[[Alpine Sandwort]] ''Minuartia rubella''
[[Alpine Sandwort]] ''Minuartia rubella''


[[Alpine Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga nivalis''
[[Alpine Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga nivalis''


[[Arctic Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus hyperboreus''
[[Arctic Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus hyperboreus''


[[Arctic Chickweed]] ''Stellaria humifusa''
[[Arctic Chickweed]] ''Stellaria humifusa''


[[Arctic Cinquefoil]] ''Potentilla hyparctica''
[[Arctic Cinquefoil]] ''Potentilla hyparctica''
[[Arctic Cottongrass]] ''Eriophorum scheuchzeri''
[[Arctic Cottongrass]] ''Eriophorum scheuchzeri''


[[Arctic Dandelion]] ''Taraxacum arcticum''
[[Arctic Dandelion]] ''Taraxacum arcticum''


[[Arctic Harebell]] ''Campanula uniflora''
[[Arctic Harebell]] ''Campanula uniflora''


[[Arctic Lychnis]] ''Silene furcata''
[[Arctic Lychnis]] ''Silene furcata''


[[Arctic Mouse-Ear Chickweed]] ''Cerastium arcticum''
[[Arctic Mouse-Ear Chickweed]] ''Cerastium arcticum''


[[Arctic Wood-rush]] ''Luzula confusa''
[[Arctic Wood-rush]] ''Luzula confusa''


[[Arctic Bell-heather]] ''Cassiope tetragona''
[[Arctic Bell-heather]] ''Cassiope tetragona''


[[Black Fleabane]] ''Erigeron humilis''
[[Black Fleabane]] ''Erigeron humilis''


[[Bluff Cinquefoil]] ''Potentilla chamissonis''
[[Bluff Cinquefoil]] ''Potentilla chamissonis''


[[Bog Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga hirculus''
[[Bog Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga hirculus''


[[Boreal Jacob‘s-Ladder]] ''Polemonlum boreale''
[[Boreal Jacob‘s-Ladder]] ''Polemonlum boreale''


[[Brook Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga rivularis''
[[Brook Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga rivularis''


[[Chickweed]] ''Stellaria crassipes''
[[Chickweed]] ''Stellaria crassipes''


[[Cushioned Saitmarsh grass]] ''Puccinellia phryganodes''
[[Cushioned Saitmarsh grass]] ''Puccinellia phryganodes''


[[Drooping Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga cernua''
[[Drooping Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga cernua''


[[Fringed Sandwort]] ''Arenaria psuedofrigida''
[[Fringed Sandwort]] ''Arenaria psuedofrigida''


[[Hairy Lousewort]] ''Pedicularis hirsuta''
[[Hairy Lousewort]] ''Pedicularis hirsuta''


[[Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga hieracifoli''
[[Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga hieracifoli''


[[Knotweed]] ([[Alpine Bistort]]) ''Polygonum viviparum''
[[Knotweed]] ([[Alpine Bistort]]) ''Polygonum viviparum''


[[Laplancl Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus lapponicus''
[[Laplancl Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus lapponicus''


[[Lapland Butterbur]] ''Petasites frigidus''
[[Lapland Butterbur]] ''Petasites frigidus''


[[Lapland Whitlow-Grass]] ''Draba lactea''
[[Lapland Whitlow-Grass]] ''Draba lactea''


[[Lobed Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus pedatifidus''
[[Lobed Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus pedatifidus''


[[Moss campion]] ''Silene acaulis''
[[Moss campion]] ''Silene acaulis''


[[Mountain Avens]] ''Dryas octopetala''
[[Mountain Avens]] ''Dryas octopetala''


[[Mountain Sorrel]] ''Oxyria digyna''
[[Mountain Sorrel]] ''Oxyria digyna''


[[Nodding Lychnis]] ''Silene wahlbergella''
[[Nodding Lychnis]] ''Silene wahlbergella''


[[Oysterleaf]] ''Mertensia maritima''
[[Oysterleaf]] ''Mertensia maritima''


[[Pigmy Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus pygm''
[[Pigmy Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus pygm''


[[Polar Cress]] ''Cardamine nymanii''
[[Polar Cress]] ''Cardamine nymanii''


[[Polar Dandelion]] ''Taraxacum brachyceras''
[[Polar Dandelion]] ''Taraxacum brachyceras''


[[Polar Willow]] ''Salix polaris''
[[Polar Willow]] ''Salix polaris''


[[Purple Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga oppositifolia''
[[Purple Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga oppositifolia''


[[Purplish Braya]] ''Braya purpurascens''
[[Purplish Braya]] ''Braya purpurascens''


[[Scurvy-grass]] ''Cochlearia officinalis''
[[Scurvy-grass]] ''Cochlearia officinalis''


[[Snow Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus nivalis''
[[Snow Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus nivalis''


[[Sooty Sedge]] ''Carex misandra''
[[Sooty Sedge]] ''Carex misandra''


Spider Plant [[Saxifraga flagellaris]]
Spider Plant [[Saxifraga flagellaris]]


[[Sulphur-coloured Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus suiphureus''
[[Sulphur-coloured Buttercup]] ''Ranunculus suiphureus''


[[Svalbard poppy]] ''Papaver dahlianum''
[[Svalbard poppy]] ''Papaver dahlianum''


[[Tufted Cinquefoil]] ''Potentilla pulchella''
[[Tufted Cinquefoil]] ''Potentilla pulchella''


[[TuftedSaxifrage]] ''Saxifraga cespitosa''
[[TuftedSaxifrage]] ''Saxifraga cespitosa''


[[Tundra Wood-rush]] ''Luzula arctica''
[[Tundra Wood-rush]] ''Luzula arctica''


[[Woolly Lousewort]] ''Pedicularis dasyantha''
[[Woolly Lousewort]] ''Pedicularis dasyantha''


[[Yellow Arctic Whitlow Grass]] ''Draba bellii''
[[Yellow Arctic Whitlow Grass]] ''Draba bellii''


[[Yellow Mountain Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga aizoides''
[[Yellow Mountain Saxifrage]] ''Saxifraga aizoides''

Revision as of 17:12, 10 June 2005

There are 164 vascular plant species on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, not included are algae, mosses, lichens. For an island so far north, it is an astonishing variety. Because of the harsh climate and the short growing season, all the plants are slow growing. They seldom grow higher than 10 cm.

In some areas, especially in warmer valleys, the plants produce carpets of blossoms.

List of flowers

Arctic Bell-heather
Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage
Alpine Bistort
Moss campion
Svalbard poppy
Woolly Lousewort

Alpine Arnica Arnica alpina

Alpine Hair Deschampsia alpina

Alpine Meadow-Grass Poa alpina

Alpine Sandwort Minuartia rubella

Alpine Saxifrage Saxifraga nivalis

Arctic Buttercup Ranunculus hyperboreus

Arctic Chickweed Stellaria humifusa

Arctic Cinquefoil Potentilla hyparctica Arctic Cottongrass Eriophorum scheuchzeri

Arctic Dandelion Taraxacum arcticum

Arctic Harebell Campanula uniflora

Arctic Lychnis Silene furcata

Arctic Mouse-Ear Chickweed Cerastium arcticum

Arctic Wood-rush Luzula confusa

Arctic Bell-heather Cassiope tetragona

Black Fleabane Erigeron humilis

Bluff Cinquefoil Potentilla chamissonis

Bog Saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus

Boreal Jacob‘s-Ladder Polemonlum boreale

Brook Saxifrage Saxifraga rivularis

Chickweed Stellaria crassipes

Cushioned Saitmarsh grass Puccinellia phryganodes

Drooping Saxifrage Saxifraga cernua

Fringed Sandwort Arenaria psuedofrigida

Hairy Lousewort Pedicularis hirsuta

Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga hieracifoli

Knotweed (Alpine Bistort) Polygonum viviparum

Laplancl Buttercup Ranunculus lapponicus

Lapland Butterbur Petasites frigidus

Lapland Whitlow-Grass Draba lactea

Lobed Buttercup Ranunculus pedatifidus

Moss campion Silene acaulis

Mountain Avens Dryas octopetala

Mountain Sorrel Oxyria digyna

Nodding Lychnis Silene wahlbergella

Oysterleaf Mertensia maritima

Pigmy Buttercup Ranunculus pygm

Polar Cress Cardamine nymanii

Polar Dandelion Taraxacum brachyceras

Polar Willow Salix polaris

Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia

Purplish Braya Braya purpurascens

Scurvy-grass Cochlearia officinalis

Snow Buttercup Ranunculus nivalis

Sooty Sedge Carex misandra

Spider Plant Saxifraga flagellaris

Sulphur-coloured Buttercup Ranunculus suiphureus

Svalbard poppy Papaver dahlianum

Tufted Cinquefoil Potentilla pulchella

TuftedSaxifrage Saxifraga cespitosa

Tundra Wood-rush Luzula arctica

Woolly Lousewort Pedicularis dasyantha

Yellow Arctic Whitlow Grass Draba bellii

Yellow Mountain Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides

Mountain Sorrel
Saxifraga flagellaris
Purple Saxifrage
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