• eyespot on its hindwing. Oeneis alpina occurs in north east Siberia, in the Chukot and Magadan regions, and the tundra regions of Alaska, Yukon and the...
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  • rainfall per month to 239 mm rainfall per month. A. alpina is found at high elevations within the alpine tundra biome of the Andes Mountains, which is characterized...
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    Dunlin (redirect from Calidris alpina)
    waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to alpine tundra habitats generally, rather than...
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    The Beringia upland tundra is a mountainous tundra ecoregion of North America, on the west coast of Alaska. This ecoregion consists of three separate but...
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    About 1,702 species of plants live on the Arctic tundra, including flowering plants, short shrubs, herbs, grasses, and mosses. These plants are adapted...
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    Silene suecica (also known as Viscaria alpina) is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. Its common name is red Alpine catchfly and its natural...
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  • It is most abundant in the Tundra on dry sandy soils in association with Empetrum, and is commonly found with Amara alpina (Lindroth 1961-1969). "Stereocerus...
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    Alaskan hare (redirect from Tundra hare)
    also known as the tundra hare, is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. They do not dig burrows and are found in the open tundra of western Alaska...
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    Bombus alpinus (redirect from Apis alpina)
    Italy, Norway, Romania, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland. This bee occurs in tundra habitats and alpine climates on mountains. It can be found in mountain meadows...
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    Hemisphere that are now covered by forests were replaced in the cold periods by tundra. D. octopetala is cultivated in temperate regions as groundcover, or as...
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    Eriophorum (redirect from Tundra cotton)
    work of Tournefort. The names Linagrostis vaginata (L.) Scop., Linagrostis alpina (L.) Scop., and Linagrostis polystachia (L.) Scop. are synonyms for the...
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    Alpine pika (redirect from Ochotona alpina)
    The alpine pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. The summer pelage of different subspecies varies drastically...
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    lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea var. minus), alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpina), alpine bistort (Persicaria vivipara), Arctic bell-heather (Cassiope tetragona)...
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    and central Europe, Russia, China and Japan. It is an indicator of alpine tundra and boreal climates. It is found in mountains and moors often with Calluna...
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    Alpine tundra climate in Sierra de La Culata Alpine tundra climate in Pico Piedras Blancas Alpina tundra at Laguna de Mucubají Alpine tundra at Laguna...
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  • discovery, Veronica besseya was first named Synthyris alpina by Asa Gray. In 1903, it was renamed Besseya alpina by Axel Rydberg. However, it was proposed in 2004...
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  • found in rock cracks. Associated plants include Ranunculus macauleyi, Poa alpina, Festuca brachyphylla ssp. coloradensis, Geum rossii var. turbinatum, and...
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    "Aquilegia caerulea var. alpina". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 18 June 2024. Whittemore, Alan T. "Aquilegia coerulea var. alpina - FNA". Flora of North...
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    oz (22–35 g) Wingspan: 13.8–14.6 in (35–37 cm) Their breeding habitat is tundra in eastern Siberia and Alaska. They nest on the ground usually under some...
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  • engine (forced-induction) – 100 kW (136.0 PS; 134.1 hp) per litre – 2020 BMW Alpina D5 S 3.0 L I6 triturbo 300 kW (408 PS; 402 hp) Three-cylinder – 2.0 litres...
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    Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Austroblechnum penna-marina ssp. alpina", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, archived from the...
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    The mountain hare (Lepus timidus), also known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a species...
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    oppositifolia and then switching to forage on Astragalus alpinus and Bartsia alpina once those come into flower. The flowers they forage on also vary depending...
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    largely black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), mountain bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpina) and various Vaccinium species. Pine needles, flower buds and blossoms are...
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    closely related to the sanderling (Calidris alba) and the dunlin (Calidris alpina). Adults have short yellow legs and a medium thin dark bill with a yellow...
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  • of outdoor industry parent companies Coast Mountains and Canadian Arctic tundra Corporate factsheet, newsroom.arcteryx.com, May 01, 2018 Gallagher, Jacob...
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    paler on the rear underparts. C. subruficollis breeds in the open arctic tundra of North America and is a very long-distance migrant, spending the non-breeding...
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    mountain sandwort (Minuartia groenlandica), and alpine holygrass (Hierochloe alpina). In the Adirondacks, these communities are limited to 85 acres (34 ha)...
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    Dakota. Northern portions of the region include polar desert, taiga and tundra biomes. Many geobotanists divide Eurasian and North American areas into...
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    blueberries (Vaccinium caepitosum), alpine bearberries (Arctostaphylos alpina) and crowberries (Empetrum nigrum) are found higher up. Correctly identifying...
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