Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

32. Chamerion latifolium-Artemisia arctica

Bioclimate Subzone: D

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, active

Summary of Habitat: Sand and gravel river bars in subzones C and D

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Forb: Chamerion latifolium; Artemisia arctica; Artemisia borealis; Papaver lapponicum; Polemonium boreale; Astragalus alpinus; Wilhelmsia physodes; Parrya nudicaulis; Castilleja caudata; Hedysarum alpinum; Hedysarum mackenziei;

Dwarf shrub: Salix alaxensis;

 

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Other names from the Alaska literature: