Flora of Svalbard

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There are over 190 vascular plant species on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This figure does not include algae, mosses, and lichens, which are non-vascular plants. For an island so far north, this number of species constitutes an astonishing variety of plant life. Because of the harsh climate and the short growing season, all the plants are slow growing. They seldom grow higher than 10 cm (4 in)

In some areas, especially in warmer valleys, the plants produce carpets of blossoms. Svalbard has been divided into four vegetation zones.

Plant species

Arctic bell-heather Arctic bell-heather.jpg
Arctic bell-heather
Hawkweed-leaved saxifrage Hawkweed1.jpg
Hawkweed-leaved saxifrage
Alpine bistort Knotweed1.jpg
Alpine bistort
Moss campion Silene acaulis - Mosscampion.jpg
Moss campion
Svalbard poppy Svalbard poppy (Papaver dahlianum).jpg
Svalbard poppy
Woolly lousewort Pedicularis dasyantha - Lousewort1.jpg
Woolly lousewort

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