Flora of the Canadian Arctic
Location - Most of the arctic islands, north of Nunavut and Northwest Territories.
Climate - The northern arctic, is the harshest environment, coldest and driest part of the landscape.
Vegetation - The continuous permafrost makes vegetation very hard to grow. It is characterized by dwarf shrubs, heath species, and mixture of herbs and lichens. Also, the high winds and shallow soils make it very difficult for the plants to attach and root to the ground; therefore, vegetation is dispersed and dwarfed. Herbs and lichens are the main vegetation cover. Purple saxifrage, mountain avens, and arctic poppy are common and arctic willow occurs when there is enough moisture and nutrients for it to grow.
| Names of the Various Types of Plants | - Arctic Poppy, Arctic Daisy, Purple Saxifrage, Mountain Avens, Moss Campion, Crustose Lichens, Arctic Willow, Arctic White Heather, Arctic Bladder Campion, Yello Oxytrope, Sedges, cotton Grass, Mastodon Flower, Arctic Lousewort, Mountain Sorrel, Pygmy Buttercup, River Beauty, Chickweed |