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Circumpolar Digital Image Collection
The Circumpolar Digital Image Collection is a collection of photos, slides, other images and contributions shared by many of the University of Alberta’s polar researchers. Images in the collection may be used for teaching and research purposes. For any other use, please contact the Canadian Circumpolar Institute.
Items in this Collection
- 6Arctic and Alpine Botanic Garden - Tromsø, Norway
- 4Photographs
- 3Arctic Flowers
- 3Arctic Plants
- 2Botanic Gardens - Arctic Regions
- 1Alpine plants
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2024-06-09
These small blue flowers were in bloom early in June at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (latitude 69.6769° N). These are a hardy perennial.
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2024-06-08
Solomon's Seal (polygonatum X hybridum) is a cross between Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) and angular Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum odoratum). These plants were growing at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (latitude 69.6769° N) in early June.
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2024-06-08
These Himalayan blue poppies, native to Bhutan, were on display in Tromsø University Museum's Arctic–Alpine Botanic Garden (latitude 69.6769° N). The plant tag indicates that the plant was collected in 2018 in Bhutan. These poppies typically have four petals with an orange centre.
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2024-06-08
This pond is one of several water features in the Arctic and Alpine Botanic Garden (latitude 69.6769° N) in Tromsø, Norway. A small water fall feeds the pond from the higher elevations in the garden. A mallard duck sits on the grass near the centre of the image. This garden is the northernmost...
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Rhododendron anthropogon ssp. hyphenanthum plants growing at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden
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This dwarf rhododendron was blooming at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (latitude 69.6769° N). This plant is from the Himalayas
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2024-06-08
Sempervivium plants are tough succulents that grow in poor soil conditions and survive extreme cold. This hybrid called "Hey Hey" was growing in early June, tucked in among the rocks at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (latitude 69.6769° N).