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

TuftedAlpine Saxifrage (Saxifraga caespitosa)forms dense tufts on rock ledges and gravelly habitats in alpine zone Alpine Mouse-ear (Cerastium alpinum) grows on rocky ledges, in dry tundra, in various disturbed habitats Starry Saxifrage (Saxifraga stellaris) has white flowers with regularly spreadingpetals, which look like small stars. It grows in damp precipices and rocks, on stream and spring banks and seepage stony surfaces Snow Saxifrage (Michranthes nivalis) occurs on rock walls and ledges, rocky outcrops, and alpine edges. Thephotosynthesis in green overwintered leaves of Snow Saxifrage starts as soon as they are exposed to the light, and these leaves function at least in early spring, withering to the middle ofsummer 73