Reindeer lichen

• A light-coloured lichen species

• Grows in both hot and cold climates
• Is common in the alpine tundra
• Is very adaptable to cold environments
• Also called reindeer moss and caribou moss
• Is an important food for caribou
• Grows slowly (only 3-5 mm every year)
• The lichen is used as a traditional remedy for removal of kidney

Arctic Knotweed

• Grows to 5-15 cm
• The flowers are white or pink
• Eaten by Rock Ptarmigan and Reindeer; they are also occasionally used by
Arctic people.
Arctic bell-heather

• A plant native to the high Arctic and northern Norway, where it is found
widely.
• Growing to 10–20 cm in height
• It grows on ridges and heaths, often in abundance and forming a distinctive
and attractive plant community.
• In Greenland, the plant is important as fuel.

Arctic poppy

• The species grows at a latitude of 83°40'N on Kaffeklubben Island[1],

making it (and the purple saxifrage also found on the island) the northern
most growing plant in the world.
• This poppy appears on the Coat of arms of Nunavut.
Tufted saxifrage
• A flower common in many arctic heights.
• It appears further south in mountainous areas of the Alps, Norway, Iceland,
Siberia and Alaska.
• Densely tufted from a stout taproot, the plant has very short stems with
withered, dead leaves at the base.
• Flowering stems range from 5–10 cm, with one or two flowers per stem.
• Its petals are white
• The tufted saxifrage grows on ledges and gravelly places