Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
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65. Salix pulchra-Valeriana capitata
Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska
Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, stable
Summary of Habitat: Wet water tracks with flowing water, and streamsides
Described from:
Common plant functional types and species:
Low shrub: Salix pulchra; Betula nana;
Sedge: Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste; Carex membranacea;
Forb: Valeriana capitata; Anemone richardsonii; Polemonium acutiflorum; Dodecatheon frigidum;
Moss: Hylocomium splendens; Tomentypnum nitens; Sphagnum spp.; Sanionia uncinatus; Aulacomnium palustre; Paludella squarrosa;
Other names from the Alaska literature:
Braun-Blanquet Name: