Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
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50. Betula nana-Eriophorum vaginatum
Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska
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: