 Heather moor containing ling, bell heather, cross-leaved heath, bog myrtle and fescues is everywhere abundant.The high Black Cuillins weather too slowly to produce a soil that sustains a rich plant life, but each of the main peninsulas has an individual flora.The basalt underpinnings of Trotternish produce a diversity of Arctic and alpine plants including alpine pearlwort and mossy cyphal.