Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

56. Carex aquatilis-C. rariflora / Empetrum nigrum-Sphagnum spp. complex

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Wet site

Summary of Habitat: Wet low-centered polygon complex, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Graminoid: Carex aquatilis; Carex rariflora; Calamagrostis deschampsioides;

Hemiprostrate dwarf shrub: Empetrum hermaphroditum;

Moss: Sphagnum spp.;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature:

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Last modified: January 13, 2012