An arctic willow is an autotroph and makes it's own food from carbon dioxide in the air, water from the ground and sunlight. Plus a few trace minerals and ions from the soil.
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A lot of types for example: arctic moss, arctic willow, bearberry, caribou moss, diamond leaf willow, labrador tea, pasque flower, grasses lichens, seages, shrubs, birch trees, willow trees, and cushion plants etc.
Arctic Poppy, Arctic Lupine, Arctic moss, Arctic lichen, and many more! All of the tundra plants have their unique adaptations!
Plants in the Alpine tundra include low-lying shrubs, grasses, mosses, lichens, and hardy perennial flowers. Some examples include saxifrage, dwarf willow, alpine gentian, and Arctic poppy. These plants are adapted to survive in cold, windy, and rocky environments with short growing seasons.
it grows short roots to adapt to the permafrost but that's all i know
Yes. They don't ;eat arctic willow all the time but they can.
Most plant eaters will eat it.
they eat berries, mosses lichens, buds, leaves, seaweed, bark, willow twigs polar bears and large bears such as owls eat them
The scientific name for arctic willow is Salix arctica. It is a species of willow that is adapted to cold, harsh environments, such as those found in the Arctic regions.
Arctic Willows have
by growing shallow roots
In the Arctic tundra, animals such as caribou (reindeer) and various species of hares, like the Arctic hare, are known to eat diamond leaf willow. These herbivores rely on the willow's leaves and branches for sustenance, especially during the harsh winter months when other food sources are scarce. Additionally, some birds, such as ptarmigans, may also consume the foliage. The diamond leaf willow plays a crucial role in the diet of these animals, contributing to their survival in the tundra ecosystem.
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they eat berries, mosses lichens, buds, leaves, seaweed, bark, willow twigs polar bears and large bears such as owls eat them
a arctic fox
An Arctic hare eats willow twigs, roots, sedges, mosses, berries, tree leaves, grasses, herbs, seaweed, saxifrage, crowberry, dwarf willow bark, shoots, lichens, buds, carrion or the decaying flesh of other animals.
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