Bearberry
Elisabeth Benders-Hyde
West Tisbury Elementary School Students
BluePlanetBiomes.com
Bearberry is commonly found in dry, non-nutrient soils such as sand, soils
on rock outcrops an READ MORE http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/bear_berry.htm
Dryas octopetala
Wikipedia.org
Dryas octopetala (common names include mountain avens, white dryas, and white dryad) is an arctic-alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. I
Visit the web READ MORE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryas_octopetala
Lichens and Wildlife
by Stephen Sharnoff and Roger Rosentreter
Lichen.com
Mary banged hard at the base of the tree to alert the flying squirrel before she began climbing, but the squirrel didn' READ MORE http://www.lichen.com/animals.html
NOVA Online: Methuselah Tree
PBS.org
NOVA news minutes - video clip
Welcome to the companion Web site to "Methuselah Tree," originally broadcast on December 11, 2001. Marked by striking image READ MORE http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/
What is Bear Grass?
Written by S.E. Smith
WiseGeek.com
Bear grass is a flowering perennial plant in the lily family. It can be found in many parts of North America, usually in the subalpine zo READ MORE http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-bear-grass.htm
What's It Like Where You Live? Tundra Plants
Missouri Botanical Garden
During the short-growing season in the summer, the tundra blooms with a variety of low-growing plants. So what plant life is READ MORE http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/plants/index.htm
Find photos and information on plants in the tundra alpine.