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Tundra plants
lichen
• Lichen is half fungus and half algae.
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Arctic poppy
• The arctic poppy is a tundra plant.
Info from
www.blueplanetbioms.org
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arctic moss grows in freshwater lakes and fens. Arctic moss is
Arctic Moss aquatic.
The arctic/rock willow likes to live in dry and cold places. The
Arctic Willow willow lives in the north American tundra.
Bearberry is also known as Foxberry and Kinnikinic. Bearberry is an
evergreen. This plant has edible fruit and rises two to eight inches. The
Bearberry
evergreen grows in between March and June.
Caribou moss/Reindeer Lichen doesn’t need much water and it
Caribou Moss gets dry it becomes dormant. Reindeer and Caribou eat the lichen
when it’s cold.
• Diamond-leaf Willow The diamond-leaf willow/Sura has soft twigs. On the
Tundra this plant only grows a few inches of the ground
and has serrated edges. It grows near wet areas.
• Labrador Tea The Labrador tea grows to be around 4 to 5 feet tall. The
leaves make tea with a lot of vitamin C.
Tufted Saxifrage Tufted Saxifrage is a perennial and the stems reach 3-15 cm high.
Saxifrage comes from the Latin word meaning "rock breaker".
More Info from www.blueplanetbioms.org
Pasque Flower
• The Pasque flower is part of the Ranunculaceae family. The
stems reach 6-8 inches tall. The color of the petals range from
dark lavender to almost white. The fruit that comes from this
plant is the plum.
There are two types of tundra's
arctic and alpine. The arctic tundra
haves permafrost which prevents
bigger plants from growing.
Info on tundra types: The World’s
Biomes
Adaption's
• Tundra plant’s are usually small and close to
the ground. This is because the permafrost
prevents there roots from reaching down to
water.