Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

50. Betula nana-Eriophorum vaginatum

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Moist site

Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic tundra, Kuskokwim Mtns.

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Low shrub: Betula nana;

Sedge: Eriophorum vaginatum;

Dwarf shrub: Ledum palustre spp. decumbens; Rubus chamaemorus; Vaccinium uliginosum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea; Empetrum hermaphroditum;

Moss: Sphagnum spp.;

Lichen: Cladina spp.; Cetraria spp.;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: