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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 08:59:24 AM

Title: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 08:59:24 AM: Yesterday we took a trip up a mountain here in my area. This mountain has a lot of limestone and is well known for hosting may different species. I want to give you an impression of what you can see in North Norway:

Through the mountain birch forest, and the plants we saw there:
Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii
Cornus suecica
Moneses uniflora
Pyrola minor
Pyrola rotundifolia
Trollius europaeus
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Trientalis europaea
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 09:09:02 AM: Getting higher:

Above tree line
Endless Dryas fields
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 09:13:08 AM: Other plants in the Dryas fields:

Antennaria alpina
Astragalus alpinus
Bartisia alpina
Cerastium alpinum
Chamorchis alpina
Coleoglossum viride
Erigeron acer
Gentiana nivalis
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 09:17:06 AM: Mountain view and more plants:

Mountain view
Myosotis decumbens
Pedicularis lapponicum
Phyllodoce caerulea
At the top,, a little windy
Pinguicula alpina
Potentilla cranzii
Salix lanata
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 09:23:56 AM: Rock with flowers and more plants

Rock
Salix Reticulata
Saxifraga oppositifolia,, almost fowered over but some very few left where the snow had been staying long.
Silene acaulis, also almost over flowered
Veronica fruticans
Viola biflora
Viola riviniana
Tofieldia pusilla
Viola rupestris
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 09:26:11 AM: And finally, more Dryas:
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Armin on July 04, 2011, 09:30:25 AM: Magnar,
I enjoyed your photos from your trip :D

The view on landscape, with the lake and the mountains is marvelous. 8) 8) 8)
You live in a wunderful country.
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Magnar on July 04, 2011, 09:46:12 AM: Quote from: Armin on July 04, 2011, 09:30:25 AM
Magnar,
I enjoyed your photos from your trip :D

The view on landscape, with the lake and the mountains is marvelous. 8) 8) 8)
You live in a wunderful country.

Thank you, actually the water you see is a fjord, not a lake.
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Maggi Young on July 04, 2011, 10:49:21 AM: Magnar, many thanks for sharing this trip with us. What marvelous countryside to explore and enjoy with your family.
And I do not simply say this because the plants you show are among my most favourite wildflowers!
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Anthony Darby on July 04, 2011, 11:37:59 AM: Lovely trip. I feel refreshed after that. 8)
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: David Nicholson on July 04, 2011, 08:24:15 PM: Lovely set of pictures Magnar. Thank you.
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 04, 2011, 10:24:34 PM: What a lovely family outing. The flowers are just beautiful as are the scenes, especially from mountain top to the sea. Thanks for sharing your day with us Magnar. :-*
Title: Re: Mountain trip in North Norway
Post by: DaveM on July 09, 2011, 03:05:11 PM: Some super pics Magnar and some super plants. Don't think one can better the Dryas. Seeing those wonderful spreads of Dryas reminds me what a wonderful choice our founding fathers made for the emblem for our club.