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The Flora of Svalbard

Systematic list of Families and Species

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  • +   Woodsiaceae
    • +   Woodsia
      • Woodsia glabella
    • +   Cystopteris
      • Cystopteris fragilis
  • +   Equisetaceae
    • +   Equisetum L.
      • Equisetum arvense ssp. arvense
      • Equisetum arvense ssp. alpestre
      • Equisetum scirpoides
      • Equisetum variegatum ssp. variegatum
  • +   Lycopodiaceae
    • +   Huperzia
      • Huperzia arctica
  • +   Ophioglossaceae
    • +   Botrychium Sw.
      • Botrychium boreale
      • Botrychium lunaria
  • +   Salicaceae
    • +   Salix
      • Salix reticulata
      • Salix polaris
      • Salix lanata
      • Salix herbacea
  • +   Betulaceae
    • +   Betula L.
      • Betula nana ssp. tundrarum
  • +   Polygonaceae
    • +   Bistorta
      • Bistorta vivipara
    • +   Koenigia
      • Koenigia islandica
    • +   Oxyria
      • Oxyria digyna
    • Polygonum L.
    • +   Rumex
      • Rumex acetosa
  • +   Caryophyllaceae
    • +   Sagina
      • Sagina nivalis
      • Sagina caespitosa
    • +   Minuartia
      • Minuartia biflora
      • Minuartia rubella
      • Minuartia stricta
      • Minuartia rossii
    • +   Arenaria L.
      • Arenaria humifusa
      • Arenaria pseudofrigida
    • +   Stellaria L.
      • Stellaria longipes
      • Stellaria humifusa
      • Stellaria media
    • +   Cerastium
      • Cerastium arcticum
      • Cerastium regelii ssp. caespitosum
      • Cerastium cerastoides
      • Cerastium alpinum
    • +   Silene
      • Silene involucrata ssp. furcata
      • Silene acaulis
      • Silene uralensis ssp. arctica
    • +   Honckenya
      • Honckenya peploides ssp. diffusa
  • +   Ranunculaceae
    • +   Ranunculus
      • Ranunculus subborealis ssp. villosus
      • Ranunculus repens
      • Ranunculus hyperboreus ssp. hyperboreus
      • Ranunculus wilanderi
      • Ranunculus sulphureus
      • Ranunculus pygmaeus
      • Ranunculus glacialis
      • Ranunculus nivalis
      • Ranunculus arcticus
      • Ranunculus hyperboreus ssp. arnellii
    • +   Coptidium
      • Coptidium pallasii
      • Coptidium X spitsbergense
      • Coptidium lapponicum
  • +   Papaveraceae
    • +   Papaver
      • Papaver cornwallisense
      • Papaver dahlianum
  • +   Brassicaceae
    • +   Cardamine
      • Cardamine silvestris
      • Cardamine bellidifolia ssp. bellidifolia
      • Cardamine pratensis ssp. angustifolia
    • +   Cochlearia
      • Cochlearia groenlandica
    • +   Braya Sternb. & Hoppe.
      • Braya glabella ssp. purpurascens
    • +   Eutrema
      • Eutrema edwardsii
    • +   Arabis L.
      • Arabis alpina
    • +   Draba
      • Draba lactea
      • Draba glabella
      • Draba fladnizensis
      • Draba subcapitata
      • Draba oxycarpa
      • Draba norvegica
      • Draba pauciflora
      • Draba arctica
      • Draba alpina
      • Draba nivalis
      • Draba corymbosa
      • Draba micropetala
    • +   Cakile Mill.
      • Cakile maritima ssp. islandica
    • +   Barbarea R.Br.
      • Barbarea vulgaris
    • Raphanus L.
    • Sinapis L.
    • +   Thlaspi L.
      • Thlaspi arvense
  • +   Crassulaceae
    • +   Rhodiola
      • Rhodiola rosea
  • +   Saxifragaceae
    • +   Chrysosplenium
      • Chrysosplenium tetrandrum
    • +   Saxifraga
      • Saxifraga cespitosa
      • Saxifraga cernua
      • Saxifraga hirculus ssp. compacta
      • Saxifraga aizoides
      • Saxifraga oppositifolia
      • Saxifraga platysepala
      • Saxifraga hyperborea
      • Saxifraga svalbardensis
      • Saxifraga rivularis
    • +   Micranthes
      • Micranthes foliolosa
      • Micranthes hieraciifolia
      • Micranthes tenuis
      • Micranthes nivalis
  • +   Rosaceae
    • +   Potentilla
      • Potentilla lyngei
      • Potentilla crantzii
      • Potentilla hyparctica
      • Potentilla nivea
      • Potentilla arenosa ssp. chamissonis
      • Potentilla insularis
      • Potentilla pulchella
    • +   Rubus
      • Rubus chamaemorus
    • +   Sibbaldia
      • Sibbaldia procumbens
    • +   Dryas
      • Dryas octopetala
    • +   Alchemilla
      • Alchemilla subcrenata
      • Alchemilla glomerulans
  • +   Fabaceae
    • +   Trifolium L.
      • Trifolium repens
  • +   Apiaceae
    • +   Anthriscus Pers.
      • Anthriscus sylvestris
  • +   Hippuridaceae
    • +   Hippuris
      • Hippuris lanceolata
  • +   Ericaceae
    • +   Harrimanella
      • Harrimanella hypnoides
    • +   Cassiope
      • Cassiope tetragona
    • +   Vaccinium
      • Vaccinium uliginosumssp. microphyllum
  • +   Empetraceae
    • +   Empetrum
      • Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum
  • +   Gentianaceae
    • +   Comastoma
      • Comastoma tenellum
  • +   Polemoniaceae
    • +   Polemonium
      • Polemonium boreale
  • +   Lamiaceae
    • Galeopsis L.
  • +   Boraginaceae
    • +   Mertensia
      • Mertensia maritima ssp. tenella
  • +   Scrophulariaceae
    • +   Euphrasia
      • Euphrasia wettsteinii
    • +   Pedicularis L.
      • Pedicularis dasyantha
      • Pedicularis hirsuta
  • +   Lentibulariaceae
    • +   Pinguicula L.
      • Pinguicula alpina
  • +   Campanulaceae
    • +   Campanula L.
      • Campanula rotundifolia ssp. gieseckiana
      • Campanula uniflora
  • +   Asteraceae
    • +   Achillea L.
      • Achillea millefolium
    • +   Erigeron
      • Erigeron humilis
      • Erigeron eriocephalus
    • +   Petasites
      • Petasites frigidus
    • +   Saussurea DC.
      • Saussurea alpina
    • +   Arnica L.
      • Arnica angustifolia
    • Matricaria L.
    • +   Taraxacum
      • Taraxacum arcticum
      • Taraxacum sect. ruderalia
      • Taraxacum acromaurum
      • Taraxacum brachyceras
  • +   Tofieldaceae
    • +   Tofieldia L.
      • Tofieldia pusilla
  • +   Juncaceae
    • +   Juncus
      • Juncus biglumis
      • Juncus albescens
      • Juncus leucochlamys
      • Juncus arcticus
    • +   Luzula
      • Luzula nivalis
      • Luzula wahlenbergii
  • +   Cyperaceae
    • +   Eriophorum
      • Eriophorum scheuchzeri ssp. arcticum
      • Eriophorum sorensenii
      • Eriophorum triste
    • +   Kobresia
      • Kobresia simpliciuscula ssp. subholarctica
    • +   Carex
      • Carex fuliginosa ssp. misandra
      • Carex concolor
      • Carex glareosa
      • Carex subspathacea
      • Carex marina ssp. pseudolagopina
      • Carex maritima
      • Carex ursina
      • Carex lachenalii
      • Carex rupestris
      • Carex nardina ssp. hepburnii
      • Carex parallela
      • Carex bigelowii ssp. arctisibirica
      • Carex saxatilis ssp. laxa
      • Carex lidii
      • Carex krausei
      • Carex glacialis
      • Carex capillaris ssp. fuscidula
  • +   Poaceae
    • +   Hierochloe
      • Hierochloe alpina
    • +   Alopecurus
      • Alopecurus ovatus
    • Phippsia R.Br.
    • +   Arctagrostis Griseb.
      • Arctagrostis latifolia
    • +   Calamagrostis Adams.
      • Calamagrostis neglecta ssp. groenlandica
      • Calamagrostis purpurascens
    • +   Deschampsia
      • Deschampsia cespitosa
      • Deschampsia alpina
      • Deschampsia sukatschewii ssp. borealis
    • +   Trisetum L.
      • Trisetum spicatum
    • +   Poa L.
      • Poa abbreviata
    • +   Pleuropogon
      • Pleuropogon sabinii
    • +   Arctophila Rupr.
      • Arctophila fulva
    • +   Dupontia
      • Dupontia fisheri
    • +   Puccinellia
      • Puccinellia phryganodes
      • Puccinellia vahliana
      • Puccinellia svalbardensis
      • Puccinellia angustata
      • Puccinellia coarctata
    • +   Festuca
      • Festuca baffinensis
      • Festuca rubra ssp. richardsonii
      • Festuca edlundiae
      • Festuca viviparoidea
      • Festuca hyperborea
      • Festuca brachyphylla
    • +   Arctodupontia
      • Arctodupontia scleroclada
    • +   Pucciphippsia
      • Pucciphippsia vacillans

Some numbers:

Total number of registred Vascular plants in Svalbard: 184
+ Introduced plants: 13.5
Pteridophyta - Ferns: 10
Magnoliophyta - Two embryonic leafs: 108
Liliopsida - One embryonic leaf: 54
Redlisted, total: 48
Redlisted, CR = Critically Endangered: 9
Redlisted, EN = Endangered: 11
Redlisted, NT = Near Threatened: 14
Redlisted, VU = Vulnerable: 14
Species with photo of seed: 9
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