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Arctic poppy leaves grow up to 12cm long. The leaves are green and lanceolate in shape. The arctic poppy is known for either their white or yellow flowers; these flowers can grow up to 6.5 cm in diameter. The arctic poppy stems range from 10 to 15 cm in length. Arctic poppies produce spherical or oval seed pods that are covered by fine hairs. [2]
The poppy grows on gravel, roadsides, scree sleeps and ledges, and holds the altitude record for flowering plants in Svalbard. [ 3 ] Despite the extreme northern latitude of the Svalbard poppy, if accepted as a separate species, Papaver radicatum is the most northerly growing plant known to the world, being found on Kaffeklubben Island .
The Svalbard reindeer (R. tarandus platyrhynchus) is a distinct sub-species, and while previously almost extinct, hunting is permitted for both it and the Arctic fox. [3] There are a limited number of domesticated animals in Russian settlements. [7] About thirty types of bird are found on Svalbard, most of which are migratory.
Arctic poppy is a common name which may refer to the following Papaver species: Papaver radicatum; Papaver gorodkovii [Wikidata This page was last edited on 12 May ...
There are over 190 vascular plant species on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This figure does not include algae , mosses , and lichens , which are non-vascular plants . For an island so far north, this number of species constitutes an astonishing variety of plant life.
The Arctic Cordillera is a terrestrial ecozone ... sedges, Diapensia lapponica, Arctic poppy, mountain sorrel, river ... Plants have adaptations such as fluffy seed ...
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24-hour heliotropism of Arctic poppy exposed to midnight sun [Stempscope 2.2, Growth of Organs. This page was last edited on 28 September 2024, at ...