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

Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) has severalflowerheads with long white bristles, which increase the temperature o fthe reproductive organs during the cold summer and help seed dispersal. The heads fiber has been used as an addition to sheep wool in woolen textile manufacture Marsh Cinquefoil (Comarum palustre) inhabits fens, lake shores andpeaty meadows. It is used in traditional medicine as anti-inflammatory and analgesic remedy and to stimulate the cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive systems Arctic Cottongrass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri) is tussock-formingplant with solitary white flowerhead 56