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

Photo E. Kopeina True grasses (or Poaceaefamily) compose large part ofgrasslands and meadows. The strong scent o fdried Alpine Sweet Vernalgrass (Anthoxanthum alpinum) (on the leftpicture) is due to coumarin, a glycoside, and benzoic acid - it smells likefresh hay with a hint o fvanilla. Alpine timothy (Phleum alpinum) (on the right picture) has short cylindrical to oval inflorescence Geranium and Alpine Sweet Vernal grass. Forest Blueberry, Bilberry and Crowberry also occur on and low-alpine species, such as Swedish Cornel, these meadows. Matgrass (Nardus stricta) is a densely tufted and wiry perennial grass avoiding calcareous soils and dominating in late snow patches on mountains Spikes o fAlpine Meadow-grass (Poa alpina) produce clones which germinate while still connected to the parent plant 46