Some Plants of the Northwest Passage and Greenland Page 4 of 7

Richly-coloured autumn tundra in front of Jakobshavn Glacier at Ilulissat, Greenland on 4 September 2013.

 

Selection of Arctic plants at end of blooming season.

Prickly Saxifrage at Fort Ross, Nunavut, Canada on 28 August 2013

Yellow Marsh Saxifrage at Fort Ross, Nunavut, Canada on 28 August

   

Sunburst Lichen at Fort Ross, Nunavut, Canada on 28 August 2013

Arctic Daisy at Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada on 31 August 2013

 

 

Arctic Poppy at Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada on 31 August 2013

Arctic Chickweed at Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada on 31 August 2013

 

 

Seashore Chamomile Daisies at Ilulissat, Greenland on 4 September 2013

Alpine Azalea Kalmia procumbens at Ilulissat, Greenland on 4 September 2013. Thanks to Don Sutherland for ID.

 

 

Arctic Harebell at Ilulissat on 4 September 2013

Arctic Cottongrass at Ilulissat on 4 September 2013

 

 

Willow is a low growing shrub. Ilulissat on 4 September

Birds and mammals relish juicy Black Crowberry berries. Ilulissat.

 

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