Laponia

Plant recordings in June and July 2013

by Jeroen Willemsen 

An extreme Nordic walk


The Swedish mountains are stunningly beautiful. After a successful BotanicalJourney along the Kungsleden in 2006 it was now time to visit another part of the Laponian world heritage area: Padjelanta National Park. Padjelanta is situated in the north of Sweden, close to the Norwegian border. In fact it is the largest of the Swedish National Parks and has a surface of a just less than 2,000 square kilometers. There is a lot of water present; many small streams, big rivers, ponds and lakes characterize the landscape of Padjelanta. Birch and Willow forests cover the lower parts of the area. Above the tree line grassy meadows provide welcome food for the flocks of Reindeer that are guarded by the traditional inhabitants of Laponia, the Samen. The presence of the Samen people in Padjelanta is marked by several small villages that are situated mostly on the borders of large lakes such as Vastenjávrre, Virihávrre and Sállohávvre. Padjelanta National Park is bordered by other National Parks such as Sarek (with mountains up to more than 2,000 kilometer height) and Stora Sjöfallet, with characteristic highland plateaus and the glaciers of mount Åhkkå. The scenery is spectacular no matter what the weather conditions are.

On this page you will find (click to jump):

Useful identification keys

  • Torsten Lagerberg: Svenska fjällblommor (Handböcker om de Svenska fjället 1) (Stockholm 1952).
  • Bo Mossberg: Den Nordiska Floran (Solna 1997).
  • Örjan Nilsson: Nordisk Fjällflora (Eskilstuna 1987).
  • Thomas Strid: 'Badjelánddas rika och unika flora', Svenska Fjallklubbens årsbok 2012-2013, årgång 83-84, pp. 116-125.

Report of this BotanicalJourney

In the Swedish Club of Mountaineers' yearbook 2012-2013, Thomas Strid wrote an article on the rich flora of Padjelanta National Park. He states that 360 different species of vascular plants are identified in the area, of which 35 are sedges. The richness of the flora can be explained by the variation in soil and rock types: chalk, serpentine and several others. Some of the most unique species of Padjelanta are Potentilla hyparctica, Gentiana aurea, Braya linearis and Primula scandinavica. There are also 8 different Draba species present. The locations of these species are described in the article by Thomas Strid. We decided to visit one of his favorite botanical mountains: Unna Dijdder (Unna Titter).

The "Padjelantaleden" is a well-marked path that runs through the western part of the Padjelanta National Park. You can either sleep in the various mountain huts that are operated by Samen people, or bring your own tent with you. It is allowed to camp anywhere you like and you can chop wood to make a small fire if you wish. The mountain lodges are open from the end of June till halfway September. Because the best flowering time for the flora in Lapland is May or early June (depending on the length of the winter of course) the huts were not open when we visited the area. As a consequence of that, we had to bring our own food for about 10 days (you have to be prepared for some delay, for example when you have to wait until the morning to cross a glacier river). With two persons a backpack of no more than 20 kilos proved to be enough for the trip. Of course, it was not wise to use Den Nordiska Floran, because it weighs about 1.8 kilo. Instead, we took Örjan Nilssons Nordisk Fjällflora with us. This book is only 350 gr. and offers a surprisingly complete view of the Laponian mountain flora. The trouble is of course that the text is in Swedish, but that turned out to be workable by slow reading and speaking out the words whilst reading the identification keys. Only the Carex family proved to have too many untranslatable terms for us, so we were forced to neglect that family entirely.


19 June 2013: In and around Kvikkjokk (Google Map)

Oxytropis lapponica We started our BotanicalJourney in the village of Kvikkjokk. This town could be reached by bus from the railway station in Murjek. There was a "fjällstation" (a mountain lodge) as well as a "turist service", that offered both a small camp site and small wooden cabins. We arrived there around noon and decided not to head for Padjelanta immediately, but look around in the area first. This gave us the opportunity to make a start with our species list, because there was plenty of time to identify the plants we didn't know that well. The grassy meadows around the camp site and the church were full with flowers. The yellow color of Trollius europaeus and the purple color of Geranium sylvaticum were the most conspicuous. Other nice species were Polygonum viviparum, Rubus saxatilis, Rubus arcticus, Trientalis europaea and Polemonium boreale, which was present in blue and white. Around the Fjällstation we found Maianthemum bifolium, Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Aconitum septentrionale.
   
From the church a small road went down to the river. We decided to check it out. There were several different Salix species so we took our time to identify two of them by using our Fjällflora: Salix glauca and Salix phylicifolia. Along the river we found Caltha palustris, Filipendula ulmaria and Valeriana sambucifolia. We also found several species that we would see many, many times during the rest of our BotanicalJourney, like Oxytropis lapponica (see picture), Viola biflora, Cornus suecica and Antennaria dioica.

The path going up from the camp site led through a forest, providing us with species like Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Andromeda polifolia, Phyllodoce caerulea, Trientalis europaea, Pyrola minor and on rocky places Barbarea vulgaris. We also got to see a preview of the sub-alpine flora that we would find in Padjelanta as well, with species like Bartsia alpina and Pinguicula vulgaris.
 

20 June 2013: From Kvikkjokk to Njunjes (Google Map)

The Padjelanta trail started with a 20 minute boat tour that brought us some kilometers upstream on the river Tarraätno. Unfortunately rain was gushing from the sky in large quantities. The forest in the Tarraätno valley was very dense and the combination of the rain and the density of the vegetation created a dark habitat, in which we found species typical for circumstances like this. For example Geum rivale, Paris quadrifolia, Pyrola norvegica, Stellaria nemorum and Viola riviniana. In more open areas Gnaphalium norvegicum and Saussurea alpina were quite abundant.

Sedum roseumThere were a lot of small streams present in the forest, which we could cross by small wooden bridges that were kindly placed there by the Svenska Turistföreningen. In fact we had to wait for about an hour for a bridge that was just delivered by helicopter to be installed. So we spent some time in the surroundings of a small house called Bäcken. This house was surrounded by a grassy meadow in which it is nice to look for plants - if it is not raining. Next to the many streams we found Cirsium helenioides, Comarum palustre, Eleocharis acicularis, Equisetum fluviatile, Myosotis laxa and Sedum roseum (see picture). On places where the water was blocked, peat lands had been formed with species like Drosera rotundifolia, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Menyanthes trifoliata and Pedicularis lapponica. As you can see the combination of forest, water and bogs made the area quite rich in species. Especially several Lycopodiaceae were present in large numbers: during the trip we found Huperzia selago, Lycopodium annotinum, Lycopodium clavatum and Lycopodium dubium.

Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum We ended the day near the (closed) Njunjestugan. This gave us the opportunity to leave the forest, and go south of the river a bit. This area was more open, with mostly dwarf tree species like Betula nana and Salix reticulata. The area was rocky but very moist and we found Astragalus norvegicus, Bartsia alpina, Cornus suecica, Melampyrum pratense and Rubus chamaemorus there. Alongside small streams that came down from the hills we found Sedum roseum, Thalictrum alpinum and Tofieldia pusilla. For me personally the presence of Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum (see picture) was the most spectacular. It is abundant throughout the whole Padjelanta area and maybe even throughout the entire Laponia territory, but normally you just find the characteristic leaves. This was the first time that I was present at the right time to see the plants flowering. And boy, they were beautiful! Just south of the metal bridge near the stuga, I found about 10 specimens of this spectacular plant.


21 June 2013: From Njunjes to Såmmárgarsså (Google Map)

Oxyria digyna Traveling from Njunjes towards the direction of Såmmárgarsså, the forest got less dense. Gnaphalium norvegicum, Linnaea borealis, Orthilia secunda and Stellaria longifolia occurred throughout. At some locations I found Corallorhiza trifida as well. The landscape was still dominated by the presence of the Tarraätno river, alongside of which I found Angelica archangelica and Arabis alpina. The vegetation gradually showed more and more alpine influences, because of the slow but steady ascent of the Padjelantaleden. The start of the trail in Kvikkjokk is at about 300 meters above sea level, the Tarraätno river at Såmmárgarsså is about 500 meters above sea level, whereas the hills climb up to well over 1,000 meters there. In the rocky meadows at these higher altitudes we found Andromeda polifolia, Alchemilla alpina, Antennaria dioica, Gymnadenia conopsea, Pedicularis lapponica, Pinguicula alpina, Pinguicula vulgaris and Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. humifusa. The rocks provided us with Cryptogramma crispa, Saxifraga stellaris, Saxifraga aizoides and Silene acaulis. About half way during the trip we paused on a land slide of rocks. Although this habitat seemed very dry at first, there proved to be several small pools where some (rain)water was collected. Between the rocks and near these pools there were plenty of plant species to be discovered. So here I found Astragalus norvegicus, Campanula rotundifolia, Cerastium alpinum, Cerastium cerastoides, Cerastium fontanum, Dryas octopetala, Myosotis arvensis, Oxyria digyna (see picture), Silene involucrata subsp. furcata and Silene suecica. Of the latter many flowering stems of the previous year were present.


22 June 2013: From Såmmárgarsså to Darreluoppal (Google Map)

Primula stricta From Såmmárgarsså it still was about a half days' walk to the tree line. At the point where the Padjelantaleden climbed out of the shrubs we found ourselves at the entrance of the Padjelanta National Park. A broad valley, clearly formed by glaciers in a distant past, stretched out in front of us. It was a spectacular sight indeed. The alpine grasslands provided us with species like Diphasiastrum alpinum, Draba daurica, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Minuartia rubella, Potentilla crantzii, Primula stricta (see picture), Veronica alpina and Cassiope hypnoides. On more moist locations we found Dactylorhiza viridis, Tussilago farfara, Menyanthes trifoliata, Parnassia palustris, Pinguicula alpina and Viola palustris. The source of the river Tarraätno, which is called Darrejåhkå from a certain point, is formed by melting water originating from the high mountains. This water is collected in a small lake, called Darreluoppal, which actually has a sandy beach on its north shore. Near this beach I found Erigeron uniflorus. Unfortunately for us it was still raining heavily, so I wasn't too enthusiastic to identify many plant species, especially since it was almost impossible to write something down in my soaked notebook. Only after we had put up our tent somewhere in de vicinity of the lake I took some time to identify several willow species (yes, indeed I took some parts with me in my tent, where I had a warm, dry and very comfortable sleeping bag). I found out that I had collected a variety of male and female flowers of Salix hastata, Salix lanata and Salix lapponum.
  

23 June 2013: From Darreluoppal to Tuottar (Google Map)

Pedicularis hirsuta For me, the trip from Darreluoppal to Tuottar was one of the most spectacular parts of the BotanicalJourney. However, it did not start very promising, as it was still raining when we woke up. We waited the entire morning, taking shelter from the rain in the waste compartment of Tarraluoppalstugorna. When it finally seemed to get a bit dryer, I made a short trip in the surroundings of the stugorna, where I found a rock with many Ranunculus nivalis on it. When we decided to continue our hike it started to rain again, but I found very nice specimens Primula stricta. After the rain had stopped, the scenery in the sunny afternoon was stunning, as we passed dozens of small lakes at an altitude of about 900 meters above sea level. The alpine grass lands provided us with many nice plant species like Athyrium alpestre, Erigeron humilis, Loiseleuria procumbens and in a small pond Potamogeton alpinus. Pedicularis hirsuta (see picture) was a new specie for me.

Pedicularis flammea On the western slopes of mount Duottar we put up our tent and spread out all our luggage to dry in the sun. This gave me an opportunity to check out the surroundings without having a heavy backpack with me. And there was plenty to see! For example, on shaded rocks I found several Saxifraga species: Saxifraga cernua, Saxifraga nivalis and Saxifraga oppositifolia. I also found Pedicularis flammea (see picture), one of the "magic" species of Padjelanta which I had desired to see very much. When I climbed a hill I enjoyed the view on a Norwegian mountain range in the west. This hill top also provided me with Salix herbacea and Salix polaris. Furthermore there were Diapensia lapponica, Diphasiastrum complanatum, Draba lactea, Gnaphalium supinum, Potentilla nivea and Viola biflora.


24 June 2013: From Tuottar to Biedjovárátja (Google Map)

Cardamine bellidifolia The surroundings of Tuottarstugorna were downright spectacular. We were completely alone, the weather was excellent and in a nearby lake we saw some Black-throated Loons. What more can you wish for? While waiting for the Loons to make their impressive sounds I made a picture of Potentilla nivea and Antennaria alpina. The Padjelantaleden continued through the alpine environment with its many lakes. In the surroundings of a lake called Ieltijávrásj I found Cerastium alpinum, Cardamine bellidifolia (see picture) and Campanula uniflora. Throughout the area Loiseleuria procumbens, Diapensia lapponica, Saxifraga stellaris, Leontodon autumnalis, Ranunculus glacialis and Saxifraga cespitosa were present as well. Finally the Padjelantaleden descended towards an enormous lake called Virihávrre and the Samen village of Staloluokta. We put up our tent on a low hill top just south of the village. I found Eriophorum scheuchzeri, Saxifraga aizoides, Pedicularis flammea, Tofieldia pusilla and Polygonum viviparum here.
 

25 June 2013: From Biedjovárátja to Arasluokta (Google Map)

Silene suecica In the earlier mentioned article the Swedish botanist and expert on the flora of the Padjelanta area Thomas Strid calls the hill Unna Diider (Unna Titter) one of his favorite botanical hills of Padjelanta. According to Strid the hill is rich in orchids like Chamorchis alpina, Leucorchis albida, Coeloglossum viride, Gymnadenia concopsea and Corallorhiza trifida. Other nice species that are mentioned by Strid are Euphrasia salisburgiensis, Pedicularis flammea, Anthyllis vulneraria and above all Primula scandinavica. As you can imagine, I was anxious to pay a visit to this hill. Following the Padjelantaleden you can easily take a small detour. Unna Diider is situated near the town of Saltoluokta, so at the Samen church we left the Padjelantaleden and followed a path up hill. Immediately we found that Strid was right about the richness of the area! We found many of the orchid species he mentioned like Chamorchis alpina, Coeloglossum viride and Gymnadenia concopsea. The slope of the hill was rich in all sorts of northern and subalpine plant species like Anthyllis vulneraria, Cerastium alpinum, Erigeron uniflorus, Hieracium alpinum (group), Potentilla crantzii, Pyrola norvegica and Silene suecica (see picture). At a certain point the path was no longer visible so we continued to climb to the top by using our compass. Finally we reached a signal tower where we found Rhododendron lapponicum. The tower was not situated at the actual top of the hill but the location provided spectacular views over the lake Virihávrre and the Norwegian mountain range to the west. Between the signal tower and the top of Unna Diider there was a small plateau with many small ponds and large rocks. It was very nice to look for plants here, as I found Silene acaulis, Arabis alpina, Pinguicula alpina and several Saxifraga species, like Saxifraga cernua, Saxifraga adscendens and Saxifraga tenuis.
   
On the other side of the hill we found a way down to the valley of Dijddervágge. From there we went straight to the west, picking up the Padjelantaleden near a group of small lakes. Here we found Sibbaldia procumbens, Ranunculus pygmaeus and Silene uralensis. If only I had known how close I was to the growing site of Primula scandinavica. I missed it by only a few hundreds of meters (which I found out when I was back at home), but I really would have liked to see that species!
   

26 June 2013: From Arasluokta to Loadásj (Google Map)

Pseudorchis albida The trip from Arasluokta to Loadásj went through an area that was called Pårka (Boarkka). This was a boggy area with lots of small rain water pools. The soil and rocks were remarkably variegated here; we have seen acid soils but also areas rich in lime. In one of these calcareous areas I found many specimens of Pseudorchis albida (see picture), whereas also Saxifraga aizoides and Primula stricta were present. The highest point of the Pårka area was marked by a large limestone rock, standing upright in a desolated (but beautiful!) landscape. Here I found many Dryas octopetala and Silene acaulis. Other places alongside the track offered us Erigeron borealis and Myosotis decumbens. I always check out rocky ridges for saxifragas and other nice species, and this time I found Saxifraga stellaris that way. Other nice species of the Pårka area were Erigeron borealis, Silene suecica, Gymnadenia conopsea and Saxifraga cernua. After passing the river Låddejåhkå the view was dominated by yet another enormous lake: Vastenjávrre.


27 June 2013: From Loadásj to Gisuris (Google Map)

Astragalus frigidus From Loadásj the Padjelantaleden followed the Vuojatädno, a broad river that connects the lake of Vastenjávrre with the Sállohávrre and the Guvtjávrre. Alongside the path we found Astragalus frigidus (see picture), Veronica alpina and Corallorhiza trifida. The landscape was spectacular and the trail was partially situated on top of steep morene ridges which provided spectacular views over the glacier-formed landscape. The ridges were sometimes covered with trees and the closer we got to Gisuris, the bigger the trees became. Near the stuga, where we bought some delicious Samen-made bread, we found Solidago virgaurea.
   
The Gisurisstugan is at the border of the Padjelanta park. The Padjelantaleden continues north towards the Akkastugorna, where a boat and a bus service bring the traveler back to the civilized world. However, we chose not to end our BotanicalJourney yet, and headed east to visit another spectacular area: Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark. As you will notice, the description of the BotanicalJourney will be more staccato from now on. The reason for that is that the area was more barren, paths were absent and our attention therefore was drawn more to navigating than to recording plant species. Nevertheless I will make some comments on some nice locations and plant species in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark.
   

28 June 2013: At Nijákriehppejávrásj (Google Map)

Campanula uniflora The track through Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark was spectacular: the sight of high mountains like Åhkkå (2,015m), Gisuris (1,664m), Niják (1,922m) and the peak range of Sarek (2,089m) were impressive. Most of the mountains were still covered with snow and many glaciers provided the Stora Sjöfallet plateau with plenty of water. Both mount Gisuris and mount Niják had almost vertical slopes. After wading through the river Nijákjågåsj we climbed the slope of the Nijak towards a glacier lake called Nijákriehppejávrásj. It was quite heavy work to get there but the stunning views over Stora Sjöfallet were more than rewarding. Near the lake, which was at an altitude of 1,172 meter above sea level and very windy because of the "tunnel" formed by the mountains, I found several nice plant species. New for me was Saxifraga rivularis but also Ranunculus glacialis, Salix herbacea, Saxifraga tenuis and Cardamine bellidifolia were present. I was very happy to find also Campanula uniflora (see picture) here. I don't know why, but to me this was the nicest specie of this BotanicalJourney.
 

1 July 2013: Around Vietas (Stora Sjöfallet) (Google Map)

Linnaea borealis The visit to Stora Sjöfallet proved to be a very good finale to our BotanicalJourney. The trip through the national park took us several days, during which we were amazed by the beauty of the mountains and the many, many lakes of Stora Sjöfallet. We followed the plateau all the way to the east, ending at the power station of Suorva and the camp site of Vietas. We stayed in Vietas for a couple of days and walked around a bit there. A visit to the "primeval" forest along the river Viedásädno resulted in the recording of several nice plant species like Rhinanthus minor, Linnaea borealis (see picture) and Erigeron acer. At one location we found Pyrola norvegica, Pyrola minor and Orthilia secunda growing right next to one another, which made it easy to check the difference in size.
   

Salix bebbiana A short walk up a hill called Juobmotjåkkå was interesting as well: it started in a boggy area with typical species like Menyanthes trifoliata and Rubus chamaemorus. In the forest Pyrola norvegica, Linnaea borealis and Euphrasia frigida were present abundantly. At a higher altitude, around the tree line, we saw many berries belonging to Arctostaphylos alpinus and the bright red/orange flower spikes of Salix bebbiana (see picture) were very conspicuous as well.

So this was the end of our second BotanicalJourney in Laponia. It was a success: we recorded nice plant species and the landscape was downright spectacular. The food in the restaurant of Stora Sjöfallet in Vietas came right out of heaven and was a welcome change after about 10 days of eating only trekking food!



List of the recorded plant species

PLEASE NOTE:
Only the first finding of species is displayed. So species that were both recorded on the 19th and the 21th of June ONLY are noted on the 19th.
 

19 June 2013: In and around Kvikkjokk (Google Map)

Achillea millefolium
Aconitum septentrionale
Alchemilla wichurae
Alnus incana
Andromeda polifolia
Angelica sylvestris
Antennaria dioica
Anthriscus sylvestris
Arabidopsis arenosa
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Barbarea vulgaris
Bartsia alpina
Betula pubescens
Calluna vulgaris
Caltha palustris
Carex nigra
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium heterophyllum
Cornus suecica
Cystopteris fragilis
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum
Epilobium angustifolium
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum palustre
Equisetum sylvaticum
Filipendula ulmaria
Geranium sylvaticum
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Humulus lupulus
Maianthemum bifolium
Melampyrum sylvaticum
Moneses uniflora
Oxytropis lapponica
Phyllodoce caerulea
Picea abies
Pinguicula vulgaris
Pinus sylvestris
Plantago major
Polemonium boreale
Polygonum viviparum
Prunus padus
Pyrola minor
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus auricomus
Ranunculus repens
Rubus arcticus
Rubus saxatilis
Rumex acetosa
Salix glauca
Salix phylicifolia
Silene dioica
Sorbus aucuparia
Stellaria graminea
Taraxacum officinale s.l.
Trientalis europaea
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Trollius europaeus
Urtica dioica
Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Valeriana sambucifolia
Vicia sepium
Viola biflora
Viola tricolor
 

20 June 2013: From Kvikkjokk to Njunjes (Google Map)

Astragalus norvegicus
Betula nana
Cirsium helenioides
Comarum palustre
Drosera rotundifolia
Eleocharis acicularis
Equisetum fluviatile
Eriophorum angustifolium
Eriophorum vaginatum
Geum rivale
Gnaphalium norvegicum
Huperzia selago
Juniperus communis
Lycopodium annotinum
Lycopodium clavatum
Lycopodium dubium
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Melampyrum pratense
Melica nutans
Menyanthes trifoliata
Myosotis laxa
Paris quadrifolia
Pedicularis lapponica
Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum
Pyrola norvegica
Rubus chamaemorus
Salix reticulata
Saussurea alpina
Sedum roseum
Stellaria nemorum
Thalictrum alpinum
Tofieldia pusilla
Trichophorum cespitosum
Viola riviniana
 

21 June 2013: From Njunjes to Såmmárgarsså (Google Map)

Alchemilla alpina
Angelica archangelica
Arabis alpina
Athyrium filix-femina
Campanula rotundifolia
Cerastium alpinum
Cerastium cerastoides
Cerastium fontanum
Cicerbita alpina
Corallorhiza trifida
Cryptogramma crispa
Dryas octopetala
Equisetum hyemale
Erigeron acer
Gymnadenia conopsea
Linnaea borealis
Myosotis arvensis
Orthilia secunda
Oxyria digyna
Pinguicula alpina
Saxifraga aizoides
Saxifraga stellaris
Silene acaulis
Silene involucrata subsp. furcata
Silene suecica
Stellaria longifolia
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. humifusa
 

22 June 2013: From Såmmárgarsså to Darreluoppal (Google Map)

Cassiope hypnoides
Dactylorhiza viridis
Diphasiastrum alpinum
Draba daurica
Epilobium anagallidifolium
Erigeron uniflorus
Minuartia rubella
Parnassia palustris
Potentilla crantzii
Primula stricta
Salix hastata
Salix lanata
Salix lapponum
Selaginella selaginoides
Tussilago farfara
Veronica alpina
Viola palustris
 

23 June 2013: From Darreluoppal to Tuottar (Google Map)

Alchemilla glabra
Antennaria porsildii
Antennaria villifera
Athyrium alpestre
Diapensia lapponica
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Draba lactea
Erigeron humilis
Gnaphalium supinum
Loiseleuria procumbens
Pedicularis flammea
Pedicularis hirsuta
Petasites frigidus
Plantago media
Potamogeton alpinus
Potentilla nivea
Ranunculus nivalis
Ranunculus pygmaeus
Rumex alpestris subsp. lapponicus
Salix herbacea
Salix polaris
Saxifraga cernua
Saxifraga nivalis
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Sibbaldia procumbens
Stellaria crassifolia
 

24 June 2013: From Tuottar to Biedjovárátja (Google Map)

Antennaria alpina
Campanula uniflora
Cardamine bellidifolia
Cardamine pratensis
Eriophorum scheuchzeri
Leontodon autumnalis
Ranunculus glacialis
Saxifraga cespitosa
 

25 June 2013: From Biedjovárátja to Arasluokta (Google Map)

Anthyllis vulneraria
Chamorchis alpina
Hieracium alpinum gr.
Rhododendron lapponicum
Saxifraga adscendens
Saxifraga tenuis
Silene uralensis
 

26 June 2013: From Arasluokta to Loadásj (Google Map)

Erigeron borealis
Myosotis decumbens
Pseudorchis albida
 

27 June 2013: From Loadásj to Gisuris (Google Map)

Astragalus frigidus
Solidago virgaurea
 

28 June 2013: At Nijákriehppejávrásj (Google Map)

Saxifraga rivularis
 

1 July 2013: Around Vietas (Stora Sjöfallet) (Google Map)

Arctostaphylos alpinus
Euphrasia frigida
Populus tremula
Rhinanthus minor
Salix bebbiana
 

3 July 2013: At Saltoluokta Fjällstation (Google Map)

Ranunculus reptans
Myosotis scorpioides