Flora of Greenland

Arctous alpina (syn. Arctostaphylos alpina), the alpine bearberry, mountain bearberry or black bearberry, is a dwarf shrub in the heather family Ericaceae. The basionym of this species is Arbutus alpina L..

Boechera holboellii, or Holbøll's rockcress, is a species of plant in the family Brassicaceae. Its cytology has been much studied by the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher. Circumscription of this species has varied, with earlier works treating it as a widespread, polymorphic species with several varieties, while more recently it has been treated as a much more narrowly defined species from Greenland. The rust fungus Puccinia monoica infects the plant leading to pseudoflowers, which mimic those of yellow, early spring wildflowers (e.g. buttercups), not only in visible light but also in

Saxifraga platysepala is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae. Its native range is Subarctic.

Carex boecheriana is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to Greenland. It is a host of the smut fungi Anthracoidea capillaris.

Stellaria longipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names longstalk starwort and Goldie's starwort. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northernmost latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial herb that grows in a wide variety of habitat types, including tundra and taiga and many areas further south with subalpine and alpine climates. It is extremely variable in morphology, its form depending on both genetic makeup and environmental conditions. It has a widely varying number of chromosomes. In general, it is

Sisyrinchium groenlandicum, commonly known as Greenland blue-eyed grass, is a perennial cespitose herb native and endemic to Greenland. It has simple purplish tinged 1–2 mm wide stems and glabrous grass-like leaves and 10–13 mm wide pale blue flowers. It is only known from the areas of Nuup Kangerlua, Ameralik and previously Kangerslussuaq.

Saxifraga nathorstii, or Nathorst's saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae. Saxifraga nathorstii is a putative allotetraploid hydrid between S. aizoides and S. oppositifolia, and morphologically intermediate, even in terms of pollen, between the parent species. It is native and endemic to Greenland, with a limited distribution in Northeast Greenland.

Erigeron alpiniformis is a rare Arctic species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, and one of several plants known by the common name alpine fleabane. It has been found only in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat, part of Denmark) and in Labrador and Nunavut in Canada. Erigeron alpiniformis is a short, branching shrub rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) tall. The inflorescence generally consists of 1 or 2, rarely 3 or 4 flower heads, each head with many small yellow disc florets and surrounded by a ring of 100–200 white or pinkish-purple ray florets.

Diphasiastrum alpinum, the alpine clubmoss, is a species of clubmoss. This plant is a glaucous scale-leaved perennial pteridophyte. In Finland, the spores are produced June to September. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his Flora Lapponica, 1737, from specimens obtained in Finland.

Potentilla pulchella is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native to Subarctic to Central and Eastern Canada.

× Pucciphippsia is a nothogenus of Arctic plants in the grass family, reported from Greenland, Svalbard, and Magadan. The nothogenus is derived from a hybridization between Phippsia and Puccinellia. Species × Pucciphippsia czukczorum Tzvelev - Magadan Oblast (part of the Russian Federation) × Pucciphippsia vacillans (Th.Fr.) Tzvelev - Greenland (part of Denmark), Svalbard (part of Norway)

Diphasiastrum complanatum, common names groundcedar, creeping jenny, or northern running-pine, is a species of clubmoss native to dry coniferous forests in colder northerly parts of the world. Under the original name Lycopodium complanatum, this was an inclusive superspecies that included a number of other species now known to be biologically separate. This plant is an evergreen, perennial pteridophyte. The spores are produced June to September.

The Arctic poppy (Oreomecon radicata) is a flowering plant in the poppy family. It may also be referred to as rooted poppy or yellow poppy. Arctic poppies grow in cold climate conditions and are found in Arctic regions of Europe. Arctic poppies have adaptations, such as heliotropism and physical characteristics, which help them survive in the harsh environment they grow in.

× Pucciphippsia vacillans is a member of the nothogenus × Pucciphippsia, formed by the hybridization of Phippsia and Puccinellia. It is a small, perennial grass, which is native to the arctic and grows well in wet conditions. × Pucciphippsia vacillans is entirely sterile, polyploid, and can only be formed as a product of hybridization. There has been difficulty in defining × Pucciphippsia vacillans parent species, and this may be representative broader difficulties in understanding species delineations and phylogenetics among arctic flora.

Braya thorild-wulffii, the Greenland northern rockcress, is a plant species native to Greenland, Nunavut the Canadian Northwest Territories, and from the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of eastern Russia. Braya thorild-wulffii is an herb up to 10 cm tall, sometimes hairy, sometimes not. Leaves are spatula-shaped, up to 4 cm long. Flowers are white to purplish, up to 10 mm in diameter. Fruits spherical or egg-shaped, up to 10 mm in diameter.

Melancalyx uniflora, known commonly as arctic bellflower and arctic harebell, is a short and slender rhizomatous perennial in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. It is distributed in arctic North America, including the Rocky Mountains and Greenland, in the Asian part of Beringia and in Iceland, Svalbard, the Scandes Mountains and Novaja Zemlja. The species was recorded by Linnaeus on his 1732 expedition to Lapland and described in his Flora Lapponica (1737).

Dupontia fulva, commonly known as pendant grass, is a species of grass native to arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America (northern Russia, Finland, Sweden, Svalbard, Greenland, Alaska, and Canada), where it grows in tundra wetlands.

Festuca frederikseniae, also known as North Atlantic fescue or Frederksen's fescue, is a species of grass native to Greenland, Newfoundland, Labrador, and to a few islands in eastern Québec (Mingan Archipelago and Anticosti Island). In Iceland and southern Greenland, a few populations have been found that may be hybrids between F. rubra and either F. frederikseniae or F. vivipara. The purported hybrids have been named F. x villosa-vivipara. All these species grow on cliffs and on rocky or sandy soils in alpine tundra. It was first described in 1985.

Festuca edlundiae, commonly known as Edlund's fescue, is a native, perennial, tufted grass of the High Arctic. It occurs in Alaska, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, northern Greenland, far eastern Arctic Russia, and Svalbard. The specific epithet honours Canadian botanist Sylvia Edlund. The species was first formally described in 1995 by Susan Aiken, Laurie Consaul, and Leonard Lefkovitch.

Braya linearis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Is native range is Greenland, Norway, Sweden.

Platanthera hyperborea, the northern green orchid, is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada. Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as Platanthera aquilonis.

Arenaria pseudofrigida is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Its native range is Subarctic.

Silene sorensenis, the three-flowered campion or Sorensen's catchfly, is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is found in the tundra of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the Northern Russian Far East and Greenland. This species was named after Danish botanist Thorvald Sørensen (1902–1973).

Taraxacum brachyceras is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae.

Oreomecon polaris is an Arctic species of plant in the poppy family.

Cerastium arcticum, the Arctic mouse-ear chickweed or Arctic mouse-ear, is a flower found in parts of western and southern Greenland, Baffin Island, Labrador, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Scotland, Norway and Svalbard. It is a perennial herb that grows in tufts, sometimes loosely, generally in damp places and on open gravel. Most of the plant is pubescent, the hairs appearing stiff. Leaves are elliptical. The flowers are white, rather large, beautiful when fully expanded, single or two together. Petals are deeply notched and considerably longer than sepals.

Arabidopsis arenicola, the Arctic rock-cress, is a plant species native to the northeastern part of North America. It has been reported from Greenland, Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. It grows on sandy or gravely beaches or stream banks at elevations below 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). Arabidopsis arenicola is a perennial herb up to 30 centimetres (12 in) tall, usually hairless or almost hairless. Basal leaves are up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long; stem leaves up to 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) long. Flowers are white, up to 10 millimetres (0.39

Silene taimyrensis, or Taimyr catchfly, is a herbaceous perennial in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Gentianella aurea is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Gentianaceae. Its native range is Greenland, Northern and Northeastern Europe, Mongolia. Synonym: Gentiana aurea

Taraxacum arcticum, the arctic dandelion, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Its native range is Greenland, Northern Europe, Northern Asia and the Northern Russian Far East.