Native Plants of Svalbard
23 plants are native to Svalbard in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Svalbard's native flora
- Arctium lappagreater burdockAsteraceae
- Callitriche stagnalispond water-starwortPlantaginaceae
- Cystopteris fragilisbrittle bladderfernCystopteridaceae
- Deschampsia cespitosatufted hairgrassPoaceae
- Drosera rotundifoliaround-leaved sundewDroseraceae
- Empetrum nigrumblack crowberryEricaceae
- Equisetum arvensecommon horsetail (native)Equisetaceae
- Eriophorum angustifoliumcommon cottongrassCyperaceae
- Festuca rubrared fescuePoaceae
- Hippuris vulgariscommon Mare's tailPlantaginaceae
- Honckenya peploidessea sandwortCaryophyllaceae
- Juncus effusussoft rushJuncaceae
- Lemna minorcommon duckweedAraceae
- Melica unifloraWood MelickPoaceae
- Origanum vulgareOreganoLamiaceae
- Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'golden oreganoLamiaceae
- Poa pratensisKentucky bluegrassPoaceae
- Polemonium borealenorthern Jacob's ladderPolemoniaceae
- Rhodiola rosearoserootCrassulaceae
- Rubus chamaemoruscloudberryRosaceae
- Saxifraga aizoidesyellow saxifrageSaxifragaceae
- Silene acaulismoss campionCaryophyllaceae
- Vaccinium uliginosumbog bilberryEricaceae