Holarctis – Circumarctic

Circumarctic encircle the northernmost regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The local flora is poor in numbers of species; we can find on this wide area only about 1400 species of vascular plants, some of which are glacial relicts. There is only a single endemic genus. More plentiful are bryophytes and lichens.

• ACHILLEA ALPINA L. – Siberian Yarrow, Chinese Yarrow
• ALISMA PLANTAGO-AQUATICA L. – Common Water-plantain
• ANEMONE PARVIFLORA Michx. – Small Wood Anemone, Northern Anemone, Small-flowered Anemone
• ARABIS ALPINA L. – Alpine Rockcress
• ARCTANTHEMUM ARCTICUM (L.) Tzvelev – Arctic Daisy, Arctic Chrysanthemum
• ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA Willd. – Pasture Sage, Pasture Sagewort
• ASPLENIUM RUTA-MURARIA L. – Wall Rue
• ASPLENIUM SEPTENTRIONALE (L.) Hoffm. – Forked Spleenwort
• ASTRAGALUS ALPINUS L. – Alpine Milkvetch
• ASTRAGALUS AUSTRALIS (L.) Lam. – Indian Milkvetch
• BOTRYCHIUM LUNARIA (L.) Schwartz – Common Moonwort
• CALLUNA VULGARIS (L.) Hull. – Heather, Ling
• CAREX BUXBAUMII Wahlenb. – Buxbaum’s Sedge, Club Sedge
• CORNUS CANADENSIS L. – Bunchberry, Canadian Bunchberry, Canadian Dwarf Cornel, Crackerberry, Creeping Dogwood
• DACTYLORHIZA FUCHSII (Druce) Soó – Common Spotted Orchid
• DACTYLORHIZA LAPPONICA (Laest. ex Hartm.) Soó – Lapland Marsh Orchid
• DACTYLORHIZA MAJALIS (Rchb.) P. F. Hunt et Summerh. – Broad-Leafed Marsh Orchid
• DAPHNE MEZEREUM L. – Mezereon, February Daphne
• DIPHASIASTRUM COMPLANATUM (L.) Holub – Groundcedar, Creeping Jenny, Northern Running-pine
• DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA L. – Common Sundew
• DRYAS OCTOPETALA L. – Mountain Avens
• EPILOBIUM ANAGALLIDIFOLIUM Lam. – Alpine Willowherb, Pimpernel Willowherb
• EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM L. – Rosebay Willowherb
• ERIGERON HUMILIS Graham – Arctic Fleabane, Alpine Fleabane
• EURYBIA SIBIRICA (L.) G. L. Nesom – Siberian Aster, Arctic Aster
• FILIPENDULA ULMARIA (L.) Maxim. – Meadowsweet
• GALIUM TRIFLORUM Michx. – Sweet-scented Bedstraw, Cudweed, Fragrant Bedstraw
• GENTIANELLA AMARELLA (L.) Börner – Autumn Dwarf Gentian
• GOODYERA REPENS (L.) R. Br. – Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain, Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain, Creeping Lady’s-tresses
• HEDYSARUM ALPINUM L. – Alpine Sweet-vetch, Alpine Hedysarum
• HIPPURIS VULGARIS L. – Common Mare’s-tail
• JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS L. – Common Juniper, Malchangel
• LISTERA BOREALIS Morong – Northern Twayblade
• LYCOPODIUM ANNOTINUM L. – Stiff Clubmoss
• MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA L. – Bogbean
• MERTENSIA MARITIMA (L.) Gray – Northern Shorewort, Oysterplant, Oysterleaf, Sea-lungwort
• PARNASSIA PALUSTRIS L. – Grass-of-Parnassus, Bog Star, Marsh Parnassia
• PEDICULARIS VERTICILLATA L. – Whorled Lousewort
• PETASITES FRIGIDUS (L.) Fr. – Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot, Northern Coltsfoot, Arctic Butterbur
• PINGUICULA VULGARIS L. – Common Butterwort
• PINUS SYLVESTRIS L. – Scots Pine, Scotch Pine
• POTENTILLA NIVEA L. – Snow Cinquefoil
• PRIMULA CUNEIFOLIA Ledeb. – Wedgeleaf Primrose
• RHODIOLA ROSEA L. – King’s-crown, Roseroot, Rosewort
• RHODODENDRON KAMTSCHATICUM Pall. – Kamchatka Rhododendron
• SALIX HERBACEA L. – Dwarf Willow, Snowbed Willow
• SAXIFRAGA FLAGELLARIS Willd. – Whiplash Saxifrage, Spider Saxifrage
• SILENE ACAULIS (L.) Jacq. – Moss Campion
• SILENE UNIFLORA Roth – Sea Campion
• SPIRAEA ALPINA Pall.
• VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L. – Common Bilberry
• VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA L. – Cowberry