Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
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39. Loiseleuria procumbens-Rhododendron camtschaticum
Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska
Position along mesotopographic gradient: Dry exposed site
Summary of Habitat: Dry acidic tundra on granite slopes, subzone E, Seward Peninsula
Described from:
Common plant functional types and species:
Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Loiseleuria procumbens; Arctous alpina; Empetrum hermaphroditum; Rhododendron camtschaticum; Salix phlebophylla;
Lichen: Bryocaulon divergens; Pseudephebe pubescens; Cladina spp.; Thamnolia spp.;
Other names from the Alaska literature:
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Last modified: January 13, 2012