Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

70. Alnus viridis-Boschniakia rossica subtype Dryopteris expansa (?)

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, stable

Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic shrublands, Beringian Alaska

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Tall shrub: Salix arbusculoides; Salix alaxensis; Alnus viridis spp. fruiticosa;

Low shrub: Salix pulchra;

Grass: Calamagrostis canadensis;

Moss: Climacium dendroides;

 

Other names from the Alaska literature:

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Last modified: January 13, 2012