Observed species

Animals

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Ovis aries Sheep Lammas [Picture]
Corvus corax Crow Korppi [Picture]
Passer domesticus House sparrow Varpunen [Picture]
Canis familiaris Dog Koira [Picture]
Acarina sp. Mite Punkki [Picture]
Mytilus edulis Blue mussel Sinisimpukka [Picture]
Chionocetes oiligo Crab Taskurapu [Picture]
 

Plants

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Polygonum aviculare Prostrate knotweed Pihatatar [Picture]
Salix arctica Arctic willow Tunturipaju [Picture]
Rumex acetosella Sheep's sorrel, Red sorrel, Sour weed, Field sorrel Ahosuolaheinä [Picture]
Ledum grönlandicum Labrador tea Suopursu [Picture]
Betula nana Dwarf birch Vaivaiskoivu [Picture]
Polytrichum commune Common hair cap moss Karhunsammal [Picture]
Vaccinium uliginosum Bog bilberry Juolukka [Picture]
Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum Crowberry Variksenmarja [Picture]
Eriophorum scheuchzeri Arctic cotton grass Monitähkävilla [Picture]
Scirpus debilis Pursh's bulrush, Weak bulrush, Weak-stalk bulrush [Picture]*
Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus Rock cranberry Puolukka [Picture]*
Campanula rotundifolia Bellflower Kissankello [Picture]
Angelica archangelica Garden angelica Väinönputki [Picture]
Sibbaldia procumbens Procumbent sibbaldia Närvänä [Picture]
Papaver radicatum, Papaver lapponicum Arctic poppy Tunturiunikko [Picture]
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Voikukka [Picture]
Elymus arenarius, Leymus arenarius Lyme grass Rantavehnä [Picture]
Vicia cracca Tufted vetch Hiirenvirna [Picture]
Sempervivum tectorum Common houseleek Kattomehitähti, Tähtisipuli [Picture]
Alchemilla sp. Lady's mantle Poimulehti [Picture]
Ascophyllum nodosum Brown seaweed Ruskolevä [Picture]

* Photograph taken by E. Jeronen.

 

Plants, Kapisillit 30.8.2007

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Cladonia arbuscula Reindeer lichen Valkoporonjäkälä  
Cladonia stellaris, Cladonia alpestris Cladonia lichen Palleroporonjäkälä  
Peltigera aphthosa Foliose lichen Nahkajäkälä  
Dicranum sp. Dicranum moss Kynsisammal  
Polytrichum commune Common hair cap moss Karhunsammal  
Ptilium crista castrensis Ostrich-plume feather moss Sulkasammal  
Pleurozium schreberi Red-stemmed feather moss Seinäsammal  
Hylocomium splendens Glittering feather moss Kerrossammal  
Sphagnum sp. Peat moss Rahkasammal  
Huperzia selago (Lycopodium selago) Stiff clubmoss Ketunlieko  
Salix herbacea Dwarf willow Vaivaispaju  
Salix glauca Northern willow Paljakkapaju  
Betula nana Dwarf birch Vaivaiskoivu  
Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum Crowberry Variksenmarja  
Vaccinium uliginosum Bog bilberry Juolukka  
Vaccinium vitis idaea ssp. minus Rock cranberry Puolukka  
Ledum grönlandicum Labrador tea Suopursu  
Carex nigra Black blooming sedge grass Musta sara  
Carex rariflora Loose flower alpine sedge Harsusara  
Eriophorum vaginatum ssp. spissum Sheathed cotton-grass Tupasvilla  
Eriophorum scheuchzeri Arctic cotton grass, Tall cotton grass Monitähkävilla  
Deschampsia flexuosa Common hairgrass Metsälauha  
Scirpus lacustris Common club-rush Järvikaisla  
Poa glauca Glaucous bluegrass Pahtanurmikka  
Polygonum viviparum Alpine bistort Nurmitatar  
Veronica alpina Alpine speedwell Tunturitädyke  
Pedicularis lapponica Lapland lousewort Lapinkuusio  
Potentilla crantzii Alpine cinquefoil Keväthanhikki  
Taraxacum sp. Dandelion Voikukka