15 Unique Plants That Flourish in the Tundra Biome
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Snow Gentian (Gentiana nivalis)
Bright blue flowers poking through snow on rocky ground
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One of the national flowers of both Austria and Switzerland, the snow gentian is a vascular, annual plant that thrives in the Arctic. They germinate, flower, and set seeds within a very short growing season during the Arctic summer, getting as big as eight inches tall. They grow mainly in the mountains of Norway and Scotland, as well as the Pyrenees, Alps, and Apennines on rock ledges, gravel, grasslands, and marshes. Their blue flowers bloom in July and August.
of 15
Snow Gentian (Gentiana nivalis)
Bright blue flowers poking through snow on rocky ground
Tokle / Getty Images
One of the national flowers of both Austria and Switzerland, the snow gentian is a vascular, annual plant that thrives in the Arctic. They germinate, flower, and set seeds within a very short growing season during the Arctic summer, getting as big as eight inches tall. They grow mainly in the mountains of Norway and Scotland, as well as the Pyrenees, Alps, and Apennines on rock ledges, gravel, grasslands, and marshes. Their blue flowers bloom in July and August.
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05 March 2024
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