Ukkusiksalik National Park - Flora

Flora

On the one hand, the national park is a typical rocky tundra area, on the other hand, beneath algae, bryophyte and lecanorales lichens grows a flora of 25 families of flowering plants. They are closely related to alpine flora, but different. Following families and species are found:

• Birch family (Betulaceae) - Dwarf Birch (Betula nana), American Dwarf Birch (Betula glandulosa)
• Bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae) - Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
• Bluebell family (Campanulaceae) – Bluebell (Campanula uniflora)
• Borage family (Boraginaceae) - Sea Lungwort (Mertensia maritima)
• Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) – Alpine Bistort (Polygonum viviparum), Mountain Sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
• Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) - Birdfoot Buttercup (Ranunculus pedatifidus), Pygmy Buttercup (Ranunculus pygmaeus)
• Clubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) - Mountain Clubmoss (Huperzia selago)
• Daisy family (Asteraceae) - Alpine Daisy (Arnica alpina), Arctic Daisy (Dendranthema arcticum), Lacerate Dandelion (Taraxacum lacerum), Mastodon Flower (Senecio congestus), Pussy-Toes (Antennaria ssp.), Sea-Shore Chamomile (Matricaria ambigua), Wormwood (Artemisia borealis)
• Diapensia family (Diapensiaceae) – Diapensia (Diapensia lapponica)
• Ferns (Polypodiaceae) - Fragrant Shield Fern (Dryopteris fragrans)
• Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) - Arctic Lousewort (Pedicularis arctica), Hairy Lousewort (Pedicularis hirsuta), Labrador lousewort (Pedicularis labradorica), Lapland Lousewort (Pedicularis lapponica), Sudeten Lousewort (Pedicularis sudetica)
• Grasses (Poaceae or Gramineae) - Alpine Fescue (Festuca brachyphylla), Bluegrass (Poa alpina), Reed-Bentgrass (Calamagrostis lapponica), Sea Lyme-Grass (Leymus arenarius), Spike Trisetum (Trisetum spicatum), Wild Barley (Hordeum jubatum)

• Heath family (Ericaceae) - Arctic Bell Heather (Cassiope tetragonal), Black Bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpina), Bog Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum), Labrador tea (Rhododendron subarcticum), Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia), Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), Lapland Rose-Bay (Rhododendron lapponicum), Large-flowered Wintergreen (Pyrola grandiflora), Mountain cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
• Horsetail family (Equisetaceae) - Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
• Leadwort family (Plumbaginaceae) - Thrift (Armeria maritime)
• Lily family (Melanthiaceae) - False Bog Asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla)
• Mustard family (Brassicaceae or Cruciferae) - Arctic Bladderpod (Lesquerella arctica)
• Pea family (Fabaceae, Faboideae) - Alpine milk vetch (Astragalus alpinus), Arctic Oxytrope (Oxytropis arctica), Blue Oxytrope (Oxytropis arctobia), Liquorice-Root (Eskimo Potato) (Hedysarum alpinum), Sweet Vetch (Hedysarum mackenziei), Yellow Oxytrope (Oxytropis maydelliana)
• Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) - Arctic bladder campion (Melandrium affine), Knotted Pearlwort (Sagina nodosa), moss campion (Silene acaulis), Mouse-Ear Chickweed (Cerastium alpinum), Purple bladder campion (Melandrium apetalum), seabeach sandwort (Honckenya peploides), Star Chickweed (Stellaria longipes)
• Poppy family (Papaveraceae) - Arctic poppy (Papaver radicatum)
• Rose family (Rosaceae) - Cinquefoil (Potentilla) or Silverweed (Potentilla anserina or Argentina anserina), Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus), Mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) (flower of the Northwest Territories), Snow Cinquefoil (Potentilla nivea)
• Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage) - Bulblett Saxifrage (Saxifraga cernua), Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium), Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia), Prickly Saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata), Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) (flower of Nunavut)
• Sedges (Cyperaceae) - Arctic Cotton (Eriophorum scheuchzeri), cotton grass (Eriophorum vaginatum), Sedge (Carex ssp.)
• Plantain family (Plantaginaceae (see Hippuris or Hippuridaceae)) - Common Mare's Tail (Hippuris vulgaris)
• Willow family (Salicaceae, salix) - Arctic willow (Salix arctica), planeleaf willow (Salix planifolia), Least Willow (Salix herbacea), Net-leaved Willow (Salix reticulata), Trailing Willow (Salix arctophila)
• Willowherb family (Onagraceae) - Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) (flower of Yukon)
• Wintergreen family (Pyrolaceae) -