©SVANA Geranium sylvaticum, Wood cranesbill, woodland geranium, blágresi
©SVANA Pinguicula vulgaris, Common butterwort, lyfjagras.
©SVANA Heath Spotted Orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata, brönugras.
©SVANA Heath Spotted Orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata, brönugras.
©SVANA Gentiana nivalis, Snow Gentian, dýragras.
©SVANA Alpine Speedwell, eronica alpina, fjalldepla.
©SVANA Forget-me-not,Myosotis arvensis, gleym mér ei
©SVANA , Velvet bells, Bartsia alpina, smjörgras.
©SVANA The rowan Sorbus aucuparia attracts birds that feed on the berries during autumn.Reyniber.
©SVANA Dryas octopetala, Mountain avens,rjúpnalauf.
©SVANA Alpine Fleabane, Erigeron borealis, jakobsfífill.
©SVANA Botrychium lunaria, common moonwort, tungljurt.
©SVANA Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus, creeping thyme, mother of thyme, blóðberg.
©SVANA Taraxacum spp, biðukolla.
©SVANA Taraxacum spp, biðukolla.
©SVANA Cerastium alpinum, alpine mouse-ear,, músareyra.
©SVANA Platanthera hyperborea, Green-Flowered Bog Orchid, friggjargras,
©SVANA Alchemilla alpin, Alpine lady's-mantle, ljónslappi.
©SVANA golden root, Rhodiola rosea, burnirót.
©SVANA Arctic willow, Salix arctica, grávíðir.
©SVANA Hieracium spp,
©SVANA Dryas octopetala, Mountain avens,holtasóley.
©SVANA Bog Bilberry, Bog Blueberry, Bog Whortleberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, bláberjalyng.
©SVANA Marsh cinquefoil, Comarum palustre, engjarós.
©SVANA Water avens, Geum rivale, fjalldalafífill.
©SVANA Common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, Stellaria graminea, akurarfi.
©SVANA Common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, Stellaria graminea, akurarfi.
©SVANA Thrift or sea pink, Armeria maritima, geldingahnappur.
©SVANA Hill willowherb, Epilobium collinum, klappardúnurt.
©SVANA Stone bramble, Rubus saxatilis, hrútaber.
©SVANA Common heather, Calluna vulgaris, beitilyng.
©SVANA Bog bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, bláberjalyng.
©SVANA Common juniper, Juniperus communis, einir,
©SVANA The most common tree in Iceland. Birch, Betula pubescens, birki
©SVANA Alpine bistort, Bistorta vivipara, kornsúra
©SVANA Bog Bilberry, Bog Blueberry, Bog Whortleberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, bláberjalyng.
©SVANA Wild stawberrys,Fragaria vesca, villt jarðaber.
©SVANA Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine nymanii, hrafnaklukka.
©SVANA Dwarf willow, Salix herbacea, grasvíðir.
©SVANA Northern oak fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, þrílaufungur.
©SVANA Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis , tófugras.
©SVANA Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis , tófugras.
©SVANA Botrychium lunaria, common moonwort, tungljurt.
©SVANA Common cottongrass, Eriophorum angustifolium,, klófífa.
©SVANA Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia, þyrnirós.
©SVANA One of my favourite. Can be found in rough landscape, adds wonderful purple colour to the environment.Dwarf fireweed,Chamaenerion latifolium eyrarós.
©SVANA One of my favourite. Can be found in rough landscape, adds wonderful purple colour to the environment.Dwarf fireweed,Chamaenerion latifolium eyrarós.
©SVANA In Fjallabak Nature Reserve flovering Harrimanella, mosalyng.
©SVANA In Fjallabak Nature Reserve flovering Harrimanella, mosalyng.
©SVANA A common plant in harsh environments where not many plants thrive.
©SVANA Sea thrift Armeria maritima, geldingahnappur in Icelandic, can grow in sandy, saline and infertile conditions. Location: Ós, Skógarströnd, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
©SVANA Wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum, blágresi in Icelandic) is common around Iceland and favoured by many. Used to cure various symptoms in earlier times, and for staining wool.
©SVANA Mountain avens, Dryas octopetala, holtasóley. At this stage the Icelandic name is hárbrúða. Location: Ós, Skógarströnd, West Iceland.
©SVANA Wild thyme growing on the lava. The wild thyme is common in Iceland, where it is known as “blóðberg”, meaning bloodstone.Location: Búðahraun, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
©SVANA The straws are still standing, despite winter storms and icy “leaves”.Location: Ós, Skógarströnd, West Iceland
©SVANA Mountain avens Dryas octopetala, holtasóley in Icelandic.Location: Öndverðanes, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
©SVANA The wild burnet rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia, þyrnirós in Icelandic) is a rare plant in Iceland.
©SVANA Alpine bistort Bistorta vivipara is one of the most common higher plant in Iceland. Its Icelandic name kornsúra refers to the corn that was used as food in earlier times. Location: Selvallavatn, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
©SVANA Angelica archangelica (ætihvönn in Icelandic), commonly known as garden angelica and known for its medicinal uses. A common plant in sheep-free areas in Iceland, here growing in the national park at Þingvellir.
©SVANA Old berries from last summer, and flowers that hopefully will become berries this summer.
©SVANA Bog Bilberry, Bog Blueberry, Bog Whortleberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, bláberjalyng.
©SVANA Alpine Fleabane, Erigeron borealis, jakobsfífill.
©SVANA Pinguicula vulgaris, Common butterwort, lyfjagras.
Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) horblaðka.
Heath spotte orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata),friggjargras.
Long-bract Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride ), barnarót.
Dwarf cornel (Cornus suecica),skollaber.
The northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea), friggjargras.
Male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas), stóriburkni.
Northern hollyfern (Polystichum lonchitis), skjaldburkni.
The sea pea (Lathyrus japonicus),baunagras.
