Wind melts the snow which runs into the tundra and turns it to a fen , a wetland on limestone substrates .
The alpine habitat of the plant is a wet tundra kept constantly fed with ample water by the surrounding snowfields .
Wind melts the snow which runs into the tundra and turns habitat to a fen , a wetland on limestone substrates .
The alpine habitat of the plant is a wet tundra kept constantly fed with ample water by the surrounding snowfields .