arctic willow

Near by a flock of ptarmigan fed upon the buds of a clump of arctic willow that was dwarfed almost out of existence.

Its winter food consists of seeds of alpine plants and the buds of dwarf arctic willow.

It is sparingly lined with blades of old grass and dead leaves of the dwarf arctic willow.

The ice hare lives on the bark and twigs of the arctic willow and the dry moss and stubble of the desolate regions it inhabits.