• Iñupiaq name: Unavailable
• Family: Rosaceae
• Scientific name: Potentilla hyparctica
• Distinguishing characteristics: Plant is low lying, only growing to about 3 inches tall. Dark green leaves have three lobes and are covered in a dense carpet of hairs on their underside. Flowers are striking with 5 bright yellow petals.
• Similar species: Tundra rose can be confused with both snow buttercup and marsh marigold  (both of which are poisonous plants) - all three produce five bright yellow petals. To identify Tundra rose, look to the petals. Tundra rose petals have lobed edges and appear almost heart-like, while the edges of snow buttercup and marsh marigold are smooth. Also, Tundra rose is covered in dense white hairs. 
• Habitat: Dry or moist heath, and dry tundra. Sometimes found in early snowbeds. 
• Best time to harvest: Late spring to early summer.
• Uses: Dried leaves may be steeped into tea.

Photos courtesy of the Grand Valley State University Arctic Ecology Program