A common plant of the tundra biome, cotton grass is a herbaceous perennial with slender skinny leaves that look like grass. The stems grow anywhere from eight to 28 inches tall with three to five ...

The tundra biome is characterized by extremely cold temperatures and treeless, frozen landscapes. There are two types of tundra: Arctic and alpine. The Arctic tundra is located between the north ...

The tundra biome spans Arctic and alpine regions that have similar plant species pools and mean climates, yet vary in topography, seasonality, land cover and glaciation history. Concurrent with ...