Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

65. Salix pulchra-Valeriana capitata

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

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:

 

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