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Once used by the Inuit as a candle wick, the cotton grass was collected, dried, and rolled to mix with seal fat in winter seal lamps. This combination of seal fat and the cotton grass wick produced a small flame, just enough to warm an igloo. In areas where caribou were in abundance such as our sister lodge, Arctic Haven Wilderness Lodge , the cotton grass wick was used in combination with caribou fat to produce a candle.

A small, green, round tussock of small hairy leaves that produce clusters of yellow flowers. It is generally found on gravelled alkaline barrens. Clusters of pinkish-purple, large flowers grow on leafless stems radiating from a rosette or long, fleshy, blue-green leaves. The flowering stems are 5 to 15 cm high. It flowers late in June and July on Somerset Island.

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This plant has matted trailing branches or dense clusters with small, leathery leaves, and bristly edges. Tundra Plants Detailed information about eight plant species that are found on the Arctic tundra. Plants of Antarctica An overview of the species found in Antarctica.

Plants Information about the vascular plants, lichens, mosses, algae, and fungi found in Antarctica. An overview of Arctic plant adaptations. The entire National Science Education Standards document can be read online or downloaded for free from the National Academies Press web site. The following excerpt was taken from Chapter 6. In grades K-4, students focus on the characteristics and life cycles of organisms and the way in which organisms live in their environments.

Students in grades expand on this understanding by focusing on populations, communities of species, and the ways they interact with each other and with their environment. This article was written by Jessica Fries-Gaither. For more information, see the Contributors page. Email Jessica at beyondpenguins msteacher. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. I needed to do a project and this site gave me lots of info on arctic willows. I would recommend this site.

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I really appreciate the clarity and reliability of this article. Your email address will not be published. Thought algae look like plants, they are not classified in the plant kingdom. Photo courtesy of Fernando Ruiz Altamirano via Flickr.

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Photo courtesy of DonGato, Flickr. They are not plants. Photos courtesy of Trapac and brewbooks via Flickr. A few of the many species include: Photo courtesy of Ansgar Walk.

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Reindeer lichen also known as Caribou moss is found across the Arctic. Its name comes from its resemblance of tiny antlers. Photo courtesy of Gerry Atwell, U. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services. Retrieved 21 February Flora of the U. Israel Program for Scientific Translations.

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Archived from the original PDF on 21 July Retrieved 3 December Pleistocene-age Silene stenophylla seeds excavated in Russia — a scanning electron microscopic analysis. Home for Reborn Mammoths? Then, about 10, years ago, this vast ecosystem disappeared as the Ice Age ended. Now, though, the Ice Age landscape is on its way back, with a little help from the Russian scientists who have established "Pleistocene Park.

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