More Information on Arctic Plants 

The Flora of Svalbard

Explore the vascular flora of the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway.

Checklist of the Panarctic Flora (PAF) 

An information-rich taxonomic resource for *all* vascular plants known from the world's Arctic regions.

Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven

"The Panarctic Flora Checklist of vascular plants aims to include, to name and to evaluate taxonomically all taxa at ranks of family, genus, species, subspecies, and some varieties and established hybrids, that occur regularly within the Arctic as defined by the Checklist and also to include in two appendices the ones reported, but not accepted, for the Arctic and at least a majority of those that have been found in the Arctic only as casuals."

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) 

 A scientific Working Group of The Arctic Council

"CAFF's mandate is to address the conservation of Arctic biodiversity, and communicate the findings to the governments and residents of the Arctic, helping to promote practices which ensure sustainability of the Arctic's living resources."

The CAFF Flora Expert Group (CFG) is focused on promoting, facilitating, and coordinating research, management and conservation activities related to Arctic plants.

Alaska Geobotany Center, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Director: D.A. Walker

"The Alaska Geobotany Center (AGC) is dedicated to understanding northern ecosystems through the use of geographic information systems, remote sensing, field experiments, and cooperative team research projects."

Photos by non-botanist photographers

These photos of arctic plants don't all have scientific names attached to them, but they're worth taking a look at. How many can you name?

Arctic Flora Flickr Group

Explore some 500 photos of arctic and northern plants from the circumpolar north (heavy on "plants with showy" flowers).  

Jeffrey Meyer Photography - Arctic Flower Power and Botany

"Never ever in a million billion years would I have anticipated seeing flowers growing in Canada’s High Arctic, but as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow the arctic landscape is indeed capable of nurturing flower seed!"