flora of Svalbard

{{Short description|Vascular plant species of the archipelago of Svalbard}}

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 {{cvt|10|cm|in|0}}

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

Plant species

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Image:mountsorrel-1.jpg|Mountain sorrel

Image:spiderplant1.jpg|Saxifraga flagellaris

Image:Saxifraga oppositifolia - PurpSaxifrage1.jpg|Purple saxifrage

Image:Vaccinium uliginosum fruit.jpg|Fruit of Vaccinium uliginosum

References

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Category:Environment of Svalbard

Svalbard

Category:Natural history of Norway