The Flora of Spitsbergen is surprisingly varied.
For example there are 5 different species of trees (four are Willows the fifth is the little Dwarf Birch). Although they are trees, they stay very short, the tallest plant some is grass which reaches a maximum height of 30 cm. In this scenery you will often find the grass higher than the trees!     

Because the summer is so short, there is almost no time for the plants to make seed. Most of the plants propagate by stolons or rhizomes. 

Deze foto's zijn gemaakt door Michelle van Dijk © en mogen niet zonder toestemming worden over genomen.
Weet u de naam van een niet benoemde plant, kunt u mij dit laten weten via het zelfde emailadres.