All the photographs in the Flora Gallery are the Copyright of Piers Eley and may not be copied or reproduced in any form without his written permission. For prints of, or permission to use, any of these photographs please contact him by Email on piers@eleys.net.
While great trouble has been taken to identify each of these flowers correctly, this has not always been easy and neither Piers Eley nor the Northern Rivers Company can guarantee that the naming of these flowers is correct, nor that the list is complete, which it certainly is not! If you have any queries about these or other flowers you have seen in the area, please address these to piers@eleys.net.
ASTERACEAE - Daisy Family
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Antennaria dioica 1 (White Form) Mountain Everlasting photographed: Swan Lake
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Antennaria dioica 2 Mountain Everlasting photographed: Five Pools
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Antennaria dioica 3 (detail) Mountain Everlasting photographed: Five Pools
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Cirsium heterophyllum 1 Melancholy Thistle photographed: Zolotaya
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Cirsium heterophyllum 2 Melancholy Thistle photographed: Zolotaya
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Crepis paludosa Marsh Hawksbeard photographed: Rynda Camp
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Crepis praemosa Northern Marsh Hawksbeard photographed: Zolotaya
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Gnaphalium Norvegicum Highland Cudweed photographed: Zolotaya
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Gnaphalium supinum Dwarf Cudweed photographed: Zolotaya
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Gnaphalium sylvaticum Heath Cudweed photographed: Eagle’s Nest
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Hieracium alpinum Alpine Hawkweed photographed: Zolotaya
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Senecio aquaticus Marsh Ragwort photographed: Swan Lake
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Senecio fuschii Alpine Ragwort photographed: Five Pools
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Senecio paludosus Fen Ragwort photographed: Zolotaya
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Solidago Virgaurea Golden Rod photographed: Five Pools
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Tripleurospermum maritimum Sea Mayweed photographed:
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BETULACEAE - Birch Family
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Betula humilis Arctic Shrub Birch photographed: Red Cliffs
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Betula nana Dwarf Birch photographed: Rynda Camp
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Betula pubescens Downy Birch photographed: Zolotaya
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Betula pubescens x pendula Downy/Silver Birch Hybrid photographed: Rynda
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BORAGINACEAE - Borage Family
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Mertensia maritima Oyster Plant photographed: Rynda Old Village
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BRASSICACEAE - Cabbage Family
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Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo Flower photographed: Swan Lake
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CAMPANULACEAE - Bellflower Family
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Campanula rotundifolia Hairbell photographed: Rynda Camp
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Campanula rotundifolia (detail) Hairbell photographed: Rynda Camp
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CAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle Family
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Linnaea borealis Twinflowers photographed: Rynda
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE - Pink Family
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Cerastium arcticum Arctic Mouse-ear photographed: Red Cliffs
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Cerastium arcticum ssp. Arctic Mouse-ear narrow-leaved variety photographed: Rynda Camp
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Dianthus superbus Large Pink photographed: Zolotaya
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Lychnis alpina 1 Alpine Catchfly photographed: Red Creek
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Lychnis alpina 2 (detail) Alpine Catchfly photographed: Red Creek
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CORNACEAE - Dogwood Family
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Cornus suecica 1 Dwarf Cornel photographed: Rynda Canyon
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Cornus suecica 2 (detail) Dwarf Cornel photographed: this flower is widespread all up and down the river and particularly evident around Peter's Cabin in Rynda Camp
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CRASSULACEAE - Stonecrop Family
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Sedum (Rhodiola) Rosea 1 Roseroot photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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Sedum (Rhodiola) Rosea 2 Roseroot photographed: Staircase, Left Bank
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EMPETRACEAE - Crowberry Family
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Empetrum nigrum Crowberry photographed: Rynda
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ERICACEAE - Heath Family
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Andromeda polifolia Bog Rosemary photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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Arctostaphylos alpinus Arctic Bearberry photographed: Rynda
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 1 Bearberry photographed: on the way to Red Cliff
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 2 (detail) Bearberry photographed: Rynda
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Cassiope tetragona Arctic Cassiope in seed photographed: Swan Lake
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Ledum palustre 1 Labrador Tea Plant photographed: Iron Gate Falls
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Ledum palustre 2 Labrador tea plant photographed: Power Pool
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Loiseleuria procumbens Trailing Azalea photographed: Deep Run
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Phyllodoce caerulea Arctic Heath photographed: Five Pools
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Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry photographed: Rynda
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Vaccinium uligonosum 1 Northern Bilberry photographed: Norway Pool
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Vaccinium uligonosum 2 (detail) Northern Bilberry photographed: Rynda
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FABACEAE - Pea Family
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Astragalus danicus Purple Milk-vetch photographed: Zolotaya
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Astragalus norvegicus Norwegian Milk-vetch photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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Oxytropis deflexa Arctic Milk-vetch photographed: Swan Lake
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Oxytropis lapponica Lapland Milk-vetch photographed: Zolotaya
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GERANIACEAE - Geranium Family
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Geranium palustre 1 Marsh Cranesbill photographed: Rynda
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Geranium palustre 2 (detail) Marsh Cranesbill photographed: Rynda
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LENTIBULARIACEAE - Bladderwort Family
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Pinguicula alpina Alpine Butterwort photographed: Rynda
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Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort photographed: Norway Pool
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LILIACEAE - Onion Family
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Allium schoenoprasum Wild Chives photographed: Zolotaya
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Tofielda pusilla 1 Scottish Asphodel photographed: Red Cliff
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Tofielda pusilla 2 Scottish Asphodel photographed: Picnic
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Tofielda pusilla 3 (detail) Scottish Asphodel photographed: Picnic
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ONAGRACEAE - Willowherb Family
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Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb photographed: Rynda Camp
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Epilobium anagallidifolium Alpine Willowherb photographed: Eagles' Nest
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ORCHIDACEAE - Orchid Family
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Coeloglossum viride 1 Frog Orchid photographed: Picnic Island
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Coeloglossum viride 2 Frog Orchid photographed: Zolotaya
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Dactylorhiza Lapland Marsh Orchid photographed: Zolataya
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Listera cordata 1 Lesser Twayblade photographed: Norway Pool
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Listera cordata 2 (detail) Lesser Twayblade photographed: Norway Pool
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PARNASSIACEAE - Grass-of-Parnassus Family
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Parnassia palustris Grass of Parnassus photographed: Rynda
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POLYGONACEAE - Dock Family
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Oxyria digyna Mountain Sorrel photographed: Zolotaya
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Persicaria vivipara 1 Alpine Bistort photographed: Swan Lake
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Persicaria vivipara 2 (detail) Alpine Bistort photographed: Red Cliff
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Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel photographed: Zolotaya
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PRIMULACEAE - Primrose Family
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Trientalis europaea 1 Chickweed Wintergreen photographed: Red Cliff
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Trientalis europaea 2 Chickweed Wintergreen photographed: Five Pools
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PYROLACEAE - Wintergreen Family
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Orthilia secunda Toothed Wintergreen photographed: Zolotaya
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Pyrola minor Common Wintergreen photographed: Power Pool
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RANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup Family
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Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold or Kingcup photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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Ranunculus sardous Hairy Buttercup photographed: Swan Lake
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Ranunculus x ‘kolaensis’ Kola Creeping Buttercup photographed: Rynda
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Trollius europaeus 1 Globe Flower photographed: Second Waterfall
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Trollius europaeus 2 Globe Flower photographed: Sunray
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Trollius europaeus 3 Globe Flower photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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ROSACEAE - Rose Family
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Alchemilla glabra Hairless Lady's Mantle photographed: Rynda Camp
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Geum rivale Water Avens photographed: Zolotaya
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Potentilla hyparctica Arctic Cinquefoil photographed: Swan Lake
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Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil photographed: Zolotaya
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Rubus arcticus Arctic Bramble photographed: Rynda Camp
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Rubus chamaemorus 1 Cloudberry photographed: Tolstoi
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Rubus chamaemorus 2 Cloudberry photographed: Twin Slabs
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Rubus chamaemorus 3 Cloudberry photographed: Rynda
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Sorbus aucuparia Rowan/Mountain Ash photographed: Red Cliff
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SALICACEAE - Willow Family
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Salix herbacea 1 Least or Dwarf Willow photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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Salix herbacea 2 Least or Dwarf Willow photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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Salix herbacea 3 Least or Dwarf Willow, in seed photographed: Swan Lake
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Salix lapponum Downy Willow photographed: Five Pools
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Salix repens ssp Creeping Willow photographed: Tolstoi Pool
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Salix x rubra Green-leaved Willow photographed: Five Pools
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SAXIFRAGACEAE - Saxifrage Family
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Saxifraga sexpitosa Tufted Saxifrage photographed: Norway Pool
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