Borovichev E.A. Botanical excursion on the Northern Soroya. Hammerfest, 2014.

ochre luxuriant birch forest colorfully stands out against the mountain hills covered with snow. Eventually strong winds blow away the yellow leaves and snow slowly creeps downhill as winter approaches. European Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) is a common herbaceous perennial plant on stony ground in the birchforest ofSoroya. It is used in homeopathy, traditional and official medicine due to its astringent, anti-inflammatory ; diuretic, antimicrobial properties Norwegian Wintergreen (Pyrola norvegica) is an evergreen plant more typical in borealforests. Its roots can reach the length o f up to 6 m. As other Wintergreens, it has a mutualistic relationship with fungiforming a mycorrhiza (association ofplant roots andfungal hyphae) StuffClubmoss (Lycopodium annotinum spp. alpestre) is a flowerIess vascular plant. Specialized leaves (sporophylls) contain spores in special spore-cases (sporangia) and are arranged in a cone-like strobilus at the end o fstems. Clubmosses occur in both mountain birch and tundra zone 31