{"id":2532,"date":"2020-11-10T19:47:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T18:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2022-08-02T18:02:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:02:38","slug":"greenland-boreal-flowers-and-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland - Boreal flowers and plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 2,000 different plant species grow in Greenland. In order to survive the cold and the short summer season, they have developed survival strategies, such as dwarfism, that enable them to withstand difficult climatic conditions, in particular the snow cover for much of the year and the cold. When the tundra loses its white coat, we discover the mosses, lichens, shrubs and flowers that flourish in the Arctic summer. Here are just a few examples.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Angelique_Angelica_archangelica\" >Angelica (Angelica archangelica)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Armerie_maritime_Armeria_maritima\" >Arm\u00e9rie maritime (Armeria maritima)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Camarine_Empetrum_nigrum\" >Camarina (Empetrum nigrum)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Campanule_cespiteuse_Campanula_cespitosa\" >Tufted bellflower (Campanula cespitosa)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Laiche_Carex_glareosa\" >Sedge (Carex glareosa)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Linaigrettes_de_Scheuchzer_Eriophorum_scheuchzeri\" >Scheuchzer's cottongrass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Lycopode_des_Alpes_Diphasiastrum_alpinum\" >Alpine Lycopod (Diphasiastrum alpinum)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Orpin_rose_Rhodiola_rosea\" >Pink thorn (Rhodiola rosea)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Pavot_dIslande_Papaver_nudicaule\" >Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/groenland-fleurs-et-plantes-boreales\/#Selaginelle_Selaginella_selaginoides\" >Selaginella (Selaginella selaginoides).<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Angelique_Angelica_archangelica\"><\/span>Ang\u00e9lique (<em>Angelica archangelica<\/em>)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-114-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Angelica. Angelica archangelica.\" class=\"wp-image-2537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-114-Copier.jpg 512w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-114-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-114-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Angelica. Angelica archangelica.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This beautiful umbellifer with its green inflorescences is undoubtedly one of the tallest flowers growing on Greenland soil. Its size is surprising to visitors used to the rickets of the vegetation. Very hardy, it decorates the gardens of some villages, but can also be found in the wild. Its stalks and stems are used in pastries and confectionery in the form of candied fruit (it has been a speciality of the town of Niort since the 18th century). It is considered a vegetable in Greenland and its tender leaves are used as a condiment to flavour salads and soups. Family Apiaceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Armerie_maritime_Armeria_maritima\"><\/span>Arm\u00e9rie maritime (<em>Armeria maritima<\/em>)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/armeria-maritima-P1060257-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Maritime armeria. Armeria maritima in the rising sun.\" class=\"wp-image-2534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/armeria-maritima-P1060257-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/armeria-maritima-P1060257-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/armeria-maritima-P1060257-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/armeria-maritima-P1060257-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/armeria-maritima-P1060257-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Armeria maritima. Armeria maritima in the rising sun.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Also known as sea carnation or Olympus grass, maritime armeria is a hardy, evergreen perennial. It forms large, evergreen cushions that flower from summer to autumn and adapts well to the rocky soil of the South Greenland coastline. From the very slender leaves of the arm\u00e9ria grow slender stems bearing white or pink flowers, grouped in pompons, which sway in the breeze. Family Plumbaginaceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Camarine_Empetrum_nigrum\"><\/span>Camarine (<em>Empetrum nigrum<\/em>)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/La-Camarine-noire-Empetrum-nigrum-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. \" class=\"wp-image-2544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/La-Camarine-noire-Empetrum-nigrum-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/La-Camarine-noire-Empetrum-nigrum-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/La-Camarine-noire-Empetrum-nigrum-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/La-Camarine-noire-Empetrum-nigrum-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Black Camarina is a very hardy evergreen sub-shrub that grows in acidic soil. The female flowers produce very tasty, edible black berries resembling bilberries. They can be made into jam or cakes. It grows as a broad, ground-covering cushion. The stems of this plant are capable of taking root in contact with the ground. They are densely covered with small, very narrow, leathery leaves that resemble heather. In the Middle Ages, crowberry wine was used to replace communion wine in times of famine. Ericaceae family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Campanule_cespiteuse_Campanula_cespitosa\"><\/span>Tufted bellflower (Campanula cespitosa)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/groenland_campanules-en-epi_ok_P1060261-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Campanula cespiteuse. Campanula cespitosa.\" class=\"wp-image-2543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/groenland_campanules-en-epi_ok_P1060261-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/groenland_campanules-en-epi_ok_P1060261-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/groenland_campanules-en-epi_ok_P1060261-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/groenland_campanules-en-epi_ok_P1060261-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Sunrise Campanula. Campanula cespitosa.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This herbaceous perennial with blue bell-shaped flowers is propagated by seeds that fall to the ground and are carried by the wind. A magical encounter in the northern light. Family Campanulaceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Laiche_Carex_glareosa\"><\/span>Sedge (<em>Carex glareosa<\/em>)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Carex_J2_sept08-001-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Sedge. Carex glaerosa.\" class=\"wp-image-2535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Carex_J2_sept08-001-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Carex_J2_sept08-001-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Carex_J2_sept08-001-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Carex_J2_sept08-001-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Carex_J2_sept08-001-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Sedge. Carex glaerosa.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The sedge grows in clumps and can withstand difficult conditions, even saltwater flooding. Its jonciform leaves bear small, very compact inflorescences. The Carex genus comprises around 1,800 species found all over the world. Family Cyperaceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Linaigrettes_de_Scheuchzer_Eriophorum_scheuchzeri\"><\/span>Scheuchzer's cottongrass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/linaigrettes_P1000536-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Scheuchzer&#039;s cottongrass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri).\" class=\"wp-image-2545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/linaigrettes_P1000536-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/linaigrettes_P1000536-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/linaigrettes_P1000536-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/linaigrettes_P1000536-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/linaigrettes_P1000536-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Scheuchzer's cottongrass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A plant of damp places and peat bogs, cottongrass can be recognised from afar by the white, cottony, silky tassels on its slender stem. It can be found throughout the northern hemisphere, including Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, Canada and Svalbard, as well as in France, particularly in the Alps. Family Cyperaceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lycopode_des_Alpes_Diphasiastrum_alpinum\"><\/span>Alpine Lycopod (Diphasiastrum alpinum)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_lycopode-des-Alpes_Diphasiastrum-alpinum_J2_sept08-593-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Alpine Lycopod (Diphasiastrum alpinum).\" class=\"wp-image-2539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_lycopode-des-Alpes_Diphasiastrum-alpinum_J2_sept08-593-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_lycopode-des-Alpes_Diphasiastrum-alpinum_J2_sept08-593-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_lycopode-des-Alpes_Diphasiastrum-alpinum_J2_sept08-593-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_lycopode-des-Alpes_Diphasiastrum-alpinum_J2_sept08-593-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_lycopode-des-Alpes_Diphasiastrum-alpinum_J2_sept08-593-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Alpine Lycopod (Diphasiastrum alpinum).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the Greenland tundra, Alpine Lycopod is a perennial plant that flowers in September. Its long (up to 15 cm), creeping stems divide into bundles of upright branches like barely flattened drum sticks, 1-3 mm wide. Its small, lanceolate, acute leaves are arranged in scales. Family Lycopodiaceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Orpin_rose_Rhodiola_rosea\"><\/span>Pink thorn (Rhodiola rosea)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_orpins_J1_sept08-083-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Rosemary (Rhodiola rosea).\" class=\"wp-image-2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_orpins_J1_sept08-083-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_orpins_J1_sept08-083-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_orpins_J1_sept08-083-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_orpins_J1_sept08-083-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_orpins_J1_sept08-083-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Rosemary (Rhodiola rosea).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rose thorn is an oily plant that grows in clumps from a rhizome in rocky screes. It is found in the southern and eastern parts of the island. The stems reach 30 cm in length, and the thick, water-logged leaves are green and red, particularly in autumn when the weather turns colder. It is not the colour of its flowering stems that justifies its name of \"rose\", but the smell of its root (from the Greek rhodios: of rose). Family Crassulaceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pavot_dIslande_Papaver_nudicaule\"><\/span>Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-352-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland. Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule).\" class=\"wp-image-2538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-352-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-352-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-352-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-352-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_J1_sept08-352-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Greenland. Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This poppy, native to the cold regions of North America and Asia, brightens up the tundra with its white or yellow flowers. The flowers bloom throughout the Arctic summer and the foliage is evergreen. Harmoniously bent into a swan's neck, the flower stalks stand upright when the blossom bursts. When ripe, the fruits open at the top, scattering numerous small round seeds as soon as the stem is shaken by the wind. The roots are organised around a taproot that enables it to draw its food from deep in the soil. Family Papaveraceae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Selaginelle_Selaginella_selaginoides\"><\/span>Selaginella (Selaginella selaginoides). <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Selaginelle_J2_sept08-584-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Groeland. Clumps of selaginellas.\" class=\"wp-image-2542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Selaginelle_J2_sept08-584-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Selaginelle_J2_sept08-584-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Selaginelle_J2_sept08-584-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Selaginelle_J2_sept08-584-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B-Postel_groenland_Selaginelle_J2_sept08-584-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Groeland. Clumps of selaginellas.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This small plant grows in clumps on rocky tundra ground and is very delicate. Its leaves are lanceolate, 2-4 mm long, pointed, ciliated-denticulated and arranged in a spiral. It is also found in damp areas and along the banks of streams in the Pre-Alps. Family Selaginellaceae. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Text and Photos:  Brigitte Postel<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 2,000 different plant species grow in Greenland. 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