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Such
beautiful herb meadows
are common in the low zone of Byrranga mountains on steep slopes and rocks. |
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The
meadows near Arctic Fox dens with rich soddy soil are rather
picturesque. |
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Yellow
polar poppy is the symbol of Arctic. In fact, there are more than 10
species of them only in Taimyrsky Reserve (this is Pincushion Poppy -
Papaver pulvinatum), and they can be not just yellow, |
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.but
white (the albino form of Pincushion Poppy), |
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and
even golden and rose-colored, although seldom (Polar Poppy). |
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The
relict of preglacial period Fragrant Fern (Dryopteris fragrans) is one of four fern species of Byrranga
mountains, growing on lump placers and in rock hollows, which are wet
in the summer and contain lots of snow in winter. |
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Another relict fern - Woodsia glabella |