Iceland

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
	Cardamine nymanii Lady Smock Hrafnaklukka		Silene Uniflora Sea Campion Holurt		Honckenya paploides Sea Sandwort Fjöruarfi		Armaria maritima Thrift Geldingahnappur
	Lupinus nootkatensis Nootka Lupin Lúpína		Saxifraga caespitosa Tufted Saxifrage Þúfusteinbrjótur		Cerastium alpinum Alpine Mouse-ear Fjallafræhyrna		Equisetum pratense Shady Horsetail Vallelfting
	Saxifraga hypnoides Mossy Saxifrage Mosasteinbrjótur		Saxifraga aizoides Yellow Saxifrage Gullsteinbrjótur		Galium normanii Slender Bedstraw Hvítmaðra		Sedum villosum Hairy Stonecrop Flagahnoðri
	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
	Papaver nudicaule Iceland Poppy Garðasól		Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort Lyfjagras		Bartsia alpina Alpine Bartsia Smjörgras		Geranium ? Crane's-bill
	Geranium sylvaticum Wood Crane's-bill Blágresi		Trientalis europaea Chickweed Wintergreen Sjöstjarna		Alchemilla vulgaris Common Lady's-mantle Maríustakkur		Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Bláberjalyng
	Geum rivale Water Avens Fjalldalafífill		Pyrola minor Common Wintergreen Klukkublóm		Coeloglossum viride Frog Orchid Barnarót		Saxifraga stellaris Starry Saxifrage Stjörnusteinbrjótur
	Rhodiola rosea Roseroot Burnirót		Viola palustris Alpine Marsh Violet Mýrfjóla		Juniperus communis Juniper Einir		Veronica fruticans Rock Speedwell Steindepla
	Carum carvi? Caraway Kúmen		Cassiope hypnoides Cassiope Mosalyng		escaped hybrid?		Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-me-not Engjamunablóm
	Silene acaulis Moss Campion Lambagras		Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Sortulyng		Betula pubescens Downy Birch Birki		Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Aðalbláberjalyng
	Tarraxacum spp. Dandelion Túnfífill		Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold Hófsóley		Papaver radicatum Arctic Poppy Melasól		Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail Mýrelfting
	Matricaria maritima Sea Mayweed Baldursbrá		Erigeron borealis Alpine Fleabane Jakobsfífill		Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail Beitieski		Cerasitum fontanum Common Mouse-ear Vegarfi

*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.