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

Dark purple berries o fAlpine Bearberry (Arctous alpine) arefavoritefoodfor Rock Ptarmigans (Lagopus mutus) (Arctous alpina ), Lingonberry ( Vaccinium vitis- idaea), Blueberry (V uliginosum) and many other plants are common throughout all habitats o f tundra (or alpine) zone. Tundra vegetation o f calcareous habitats differs from that in acidic environment. Mountain Avens ( Dryas octopetala), Rock Sedge (Carex rupestris) and Moss Campion (Silerie acaulis) are common on calcareous snow-free areas, while Crowberry ( Empetrum hermaphroditum), Lapland Diapensia (Diapensia lapponica ), and Alpine Azalea Alpine Azalea (Loiseleuria procumbens) is creeping alpine plant o fstony habitats. It has waxy leathered evergreen leaves, which livefor 2-3 years and have to withstand snow abrasion in winter Leaves and berries o fLingonberry or Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) are widely used in traditional and official medicine as diuretic, cholagogue, bactericidal and vitamin remedy Scotch False Asphodel (Tofteldia pusilla) is smallplant common in moist calcareous alpine habitats. Its densely tufted linear basal leaves are arrayed in the same plane, so the whole tuft looksflat 38