Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

40. Dryas integrifolia-Empetrum nigrum (?)

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Dry exposed site

Summary of Habitat: Dry/moist acidic tundra, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Prostrate and erect dwarf-shrubs: Dryas integrifolia; Empetrum hermaphroditum;

Lichen: Cladina rangiferina; Cladina spp.; Alectoria ochroleuca;

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: