North Slope Tundra

Tundra flowers all in bloom, first week of July. The high winds kept the mosquitoes at bay. The Alaska poppy, Papaver radicatum alaskanum, has a parabolic flower that follows the sun, focusing the heat at the base of the flower and keeping it a few degrees warmer than the ambient temperature.

Scenery

Plants

Alaska poppy, Papaver raicatum alaskanum

Wooly lousewort, Pedicularis kanei ssp.kanei

Moss campion, Silene acaulis

Mountain avens (eight-petaled avens), Dryas octopetala

Siberian aster, Aster sibiricus

Alpine arnica, Arnica alpinus ssp. augustifolia

Mountain buttercup (Eschscholtz buttercup), Ranunculus eschscholtzii

Tall cotton grass, Eriophorum augustifolium

Arctic daisy, Chyrsanthemum arcticum

Groundsel, Senecio atropurpureus

Capitate lousewort, Pedicularis capitata

Narcissus-flowered anemone, Anemone narcissiflora

Black-tipped groundsel, Senecio lugens

Dwarf dogwood (bunchberry, Canadian dwarf cornel), Cornus canadensis

Lapland diapensia, Diapensia lapponicum ssp. obovata

Alpine forget-me-not, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica

One-flowered cinquefoil, Potentilla uniflora

Bog rasemary, Andromeda polifolia

Dwarf fireweed (river beauty), Epilobium latifolium

Arctic lupine, Lupinus arcticus

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