Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

33. Salix richardsonii-Anemone parviflora subtype Salix richardsonii

Bioclimate Subzone: D

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, stable

Summary of Habitat: Moist, nonacidic, stablized floodplain terraces with fine-grained soils, subzone D

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Low shrub: Salix richardsonii; Salix alaxensis; Salix glauca;

Sedge: Carex aquatilis; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste;

Forb: Polemonium acutiflorum; Cardamine microphylla spp. blaisdelli; Pedicularis albolabiata;

 

Other names from the Alaska literature:

 

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