Wildflowers of Iceland*
Loiseleuria procombens Trailing Azalea Sauðamergur |
Salix lanata Woolly Willow Loðvíðir |
Potentilla crantzii Alpine Cinquefoil Gullmura |
Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus Wild Thyme Blóðberg |
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Cardamine nymanii Lady Smock Hrafnaklukka |
Silene Uniflora Sea Campion Holurt |
Honckenya paploides Sea Sandwort Fjöruarfi |
Armaria maritima Thrift Geldingahnappur |
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Lupinus nootkatensis Nootka Lupin Lúpína |
Saxifraga caespitosa Tufted Saxifrage Þúfusteinbrjótur |
Cerastium alpinum Alpine Mouse-ear Fjallafræhyrna |
Equisetum pratense Shady Horsetail Vallelfting |
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Saxifraga hypnoides Mossy Saxifrage Mosasteinbrjótur |
Saxifraga aizoides Yellow Saxifrage Gullsteinbrjótur |
Galium normanii Slender Bedstraw Hvítmaðra |
Sedum villosum Hairy Stonecrop Flagahnoðri |
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Alchemilla alpina Alpine Lady's-mantle Ljónslappi |
Dryas octopetela Mountain Avens Holtasóley (rjúpnalauf) |
Pseudorchis albida Small-white Orchid Hjónagras |
Eriophorum scheuchzeri Scheuchzer's Cottongrass Hrafnafífa |
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Papaver nudicaule Iceland Poppy Garðasól |
Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort Lyfjagras |
Bartsia alpina Alpine Bartsia Smjörgras |
Geranium ? Crane's-bill |
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Geranium sylvaticum Wood Crane's-bill Blágresi |
Trientalis europaea Chickweed Wintergreen Sjöstjarna |
Alchemilla vulgaris Common Lady's-mantle Maríustakkur |
Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Bláberjalyng |
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Geum rivale Water Avens Fjalldalafífill |
Pyrola minor Common Wintergreen Klukkublóm |
Coeloglossum viride Frog Orchid Barnarót |
Saxifraga stellaris Starry Saxifrage Stjörnusteinbrjótur |
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Rhodiola rosea Roseroot Burnirót |
Viola palustris Alpine Marsh Violet Mýrfjóla |
Juniperus communis Juniper Einir |
Veronica fruticans Rock Speedwell Steindepla |
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Carum carvi? Caraway Kúmen |
Cassiope hypnoides Cassiope Mosalyng |
escaped hybrid? |
Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-me-not Engjamunablóm |
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Silene acaulis Moss Campion Lambagras |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry Sortulyng |
Betula pubescens Downy Birch Birki |
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Aðalbláberjalyng |
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Tarraxacum spp. Dandelion Túnfífill |
Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold Hófsóley |
Papaver radicatum Arctic Poppy Melasól |
Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail Mýrelfting |
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Matricaria maritima Sea Mayweed Baldursbrá |
Erigeron borealis Alpine Fleabane Jakobsfífill |
Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail Beitieski |
Cerasitum fontanum Common Mouse-ear Vegarfi |
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*These are common Icelandic wildflowers blooming in mid to late June. They were all found in easily accessible public areas close to roads and walking trails. Only once did we venture more than a couple hundred meters from regularly maintained roads, and then only on a well traveled footpath.
The pictures are arranged in more or less chronological order as they were encountered on our journey. The last two came late in the identification process. The process of inserting them was deemed too time consuming to be worth the effort.