Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
- AATVM
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- Physiography
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72. Carex rupestris-C. scirpoides
Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska
Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic
Position along mesotopographic gradient: Dry exposed site
Summary of Habitat: Dry limestone slopes, Northern Alaska
Described from:
Common plant functional types and species:
Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Dryas octopetala;
Sedge: Carex scirpoidea; Carex rupestris;
Forb: Saxifraga oppositifolia;
Lichen: Thamnolia subuliformis; Dactylina beringica; Vulpicida tilesii; Flavocetraria nivalis; Flavocetraria cucullata; Cetraria islandica;
Moss: Ditrichum flexicaule;
Other names from the Alaska literature:
Braun-Blanquet Name: