Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

57. Carex aquatilis-Eriophorum angustifolium subtype Carex rostrata

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Wet site

Summary of Habitat: Wet, acidic meadows,Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Sedge: Carex aquatilis; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste; Carex rostrata;

Forb: Comarum palustre; Menyanthes trifoliata;

Moss: Sphagnum spp.;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: