Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

49. Betula nana-Cladina rangiferina subtype Salix fuscescens (?)

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Moist site

Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic tundra, Nunivak Island

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Erect and prostrate dwarf shrub: Betula nana; Salix fuscescens; Empetrum hermaphroditum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea;

Sedge: Carex bigelowii;

Lichen: Cladina rangiferina; Cladina arbuscula; Cetraria islandica;