Heliotropism is a plant behaviour. A plant will arrange itself in correlation with the sunlight. The most efficient Arctic plant that does this (in my opinion!) is the Arctic Poppy. The Arctic Poppy is a species complex; it is a complex network of closely related species. One of the members of this complex is
Papaver dahlianum, the Svalbard Poppy.
The Svalbard poppy (Svalbardvalmue) is the iconic flower of Svalbard. It has white or yellow flowers, hairy, lobed leaves and grows in many different environments. See the link below for short overview of my research into flower colour in
P. dahlianum
Hot n' Cold (By Eva Therese Jenssen
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| White flowered Svalbardvalmue (Photo: Eva Therese Jenssen) |
Below is a link to the "Blomsten og Bien" (Flowers and Bees) camera project that I helped with in 2010. Timelapse photos were taken throughout the flowering season and these weather proof cameras caught many exciting images. In particular, watch out during the
Silene acaulis video for the reindeer hoof-print and the grazed
Bistorta vivipara!
Blomsten og Bien (Flowers and Bees)
