Find photos and information on plants in the tundra alpine.
Bearberry
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
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/bear_berry.htm
CalPhotos Blue Alpine PhaceliaCalPhotos Blue Alpine Phacelia
� 1999 California Academy of Sciences
Visit the web site for the photo.
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query...
Dryas octopetala
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryas_octopetala
Flora of the Tundra - Part II
Flora of the Tundra - Part II
Uploaded by enviromatt2009 on Mar 4, 2009
YouTube.com
Video length: 06:34 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Great Basin National Park - Bristlecone Pines
Great Basin National Park - Bristlecone Pines
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Great Basin Bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) are remarkable for their great age and their abilit
http://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/identifying-...
High Elevation Plants High Elevation Plants
By ENOW2008
YouTube.com
January 29, 2009
Video length: 01:02.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Lichens and Wildlife
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'
http://www.lichen.com/animals.html
Luxuriant Beargrass
Luxuriant Beargrass
The Lewis and Clark
Fort Mandan Foundation, Washburn, North Dakota
There is a great abundance of a speceis of bear-grass which grows on every part of these mountains," wrot
http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article...
Moss Campion
Moss Campion
Created by Elisabeth Benders-Hyde
Content by West Tisbury Elementary School students
© Brynn Schaffner and Kenneth Robinson
Blueplanetbiomes.org
Genus: Silene
Species: ac
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/moss_campion.htm
Mountain Dryad (Dryas octopetala hookeriana)
Mountain Dryad (Dryas octopetala hookeriana)
Uploaded on March 20, 2009
by danielle_philli
Flickr.com
A clear, sharp photo of a plant that grows in the alpine tundra.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36544653@N03/33712862...
NOVA Online: Methuselah Tree
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
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/
Too much nitrogen reduces Alpine plant diversity
Too much nitrogen reduces Alpine plant diversity,
April 15, 2015,
By Tim Radford,
Climate News Network,
Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas to change the world. Swiss scientists have
http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/too-much-nitroge...
Tundra Plant Life
Tundra Plant Life
West Warwick Public Schools
The Tundra has a lot of plant life within this biome. Some common plants include the bearberry, arctic moss, Caribou moss, Diamond leaf willow, Labr
http://www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/manateeproj...
What is Bear Grass?
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
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-bear-grass.htm
What's It Like Where You Live? Tundra Plants 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
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/plants/index.htm