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Arctic Plants and a Spider
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Arctic Cotton Grass Eriophorum
scheuchzeri at Dundas Harbour on 29 August 2015. Arctic
wildflowers are spectacular during their short growing season.
During our visit they showed their fall colours. |
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Arctic Bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum at Dundas Harbour showing fall colours, and
berries that are attractive to wildlife |
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Purple Saxifrage saxifrage
oppositifolia is the territorial flower of Nunavut. We were
lucky to see this late lingering bloom at Stromness Bay on 25 August
2015. |
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Nodding or Bulblet
Saxifrage Saxifraga cernua has little bulbils on the stem.
Stromness Bay on 25 August 2015. |
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Yellow Marsh Saxifrage
Saxifraga hirculus at Dundas Harbour in boggy areas. |
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Prickly Saxifrage Saxifraga
tricuspidata was still blooming well. Note each leaf has three
spikes, which give the plant its name. Fort Ross on 27 August 2015. |
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Arctic Poppy Papava
radicatum at Dundas Harbour on 29 August 2015 |
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Long-stalked Starwort
Stellaria longipes at Stromness Bay on 25 August 2015 |
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Fluffy seed heads of Arctic Willow
Salix arctica at Stromness Bay |
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| Botanizing - It was
fun figuring out the Arctic plants on the tundra. |
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| We were thrilled to
see this handsome Wolf Spider at Gibbs Fjord on 31 August 2015
We also had many spiders at Sunshine Fjord on 3 August. |
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End of page 5. Please go to page 6 -
Expedition Cruising |
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