Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

36. Dryas octopetala-Carex scirpoidea

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Dry exposed site

Summary of Habitat: Dry, acidic, gravelly, alpine areas in subzone E, Northern Alaska

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Dryas octopetala; Vaccinium uliginosum;

Graminoid: Carex scirpoidea; Carex microchaeta; Festuca altaica;

Lichen: Cladina spp.; Flavocetraria spp.;

 

Other names from the Alaska literature:

 

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