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Collection of arctic-alpine plants shared between Finland, Norway and Switzerland

Species:

1. Silene acaulis. Northern Norway, July 4, 2018.

2. Rhodiola rosea. Finnish Lapland, July 9, 2008.

3. Dryas octopetala. Finnish Lapland, July 8, 2008.

4. Cryptogramma crispa. Switzerland (VS), August 8, 2021.

5. Ranunculus glacialis. Northern Norway, July 5, 2018.

6. Gentiana nivalis. Switzerland (VS), August 8, 2021.

7. Oxyria digyna. Northern Norway, July 5, 2018.

8. Salix reticulata. Switzerland (GR). July 11, 2020.

9. Salix herbacea. Finnish Lapland, July 11, 2008.

10. Kalmia probumbens. Finnish Lapland, June 5, 2018.

11. Chamorchis alpina. Northern Norway, July 4, 2018.

12. Comastoma tenellum. Switzerland (VS), August 8, 2020.

13. Micranthes stellaris. Northern Norway, September 4, 2019.

14. Viola biflora. Switzerland (GR), June 11, 2021.

15. Parnassia palustris. Switzerland (BE), August 12, 2020.

16. Saxifraga aizoides. Switzerland (VS), August 8, 2021.

17. Pinguicula alpina. Finnish Lapland, June 7, 2018.

18. Saxifraga oppositifolia. Finnish Lapland, July 6, 2018.

19. Eriophorum scheuchzeri. Switzerland (VS), August 8, 2020.

20. Erigeron uniflorus. Finnish Lapland, July 5, 2018.

21. Gentiana acaulis. Switzerland (SG), July 10, 2021.

(Alpine, not arctic, but there’s one recent site in Finnish Lapland, close to the Norwegian border.)

22. Arnica angustifolia. Finnish Lapland, July 8, 2008.

(An arctic species; Arnica montana is a similar alpine species growing in the Swiss Alps.)

23. Veronica fruticans. Switzerland (GR), July 9, 2020.

24. Arctous alpina. Northern Finland, September 17, 2022.

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