Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
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75. Carex bigelowii-Dryas integrifolia subtype Carex membranacea
Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska, Beringian Alaska
Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic
Position along mesotopographic gradient: Moist site
Summary of Habitat: Moist nonacidic tundra on loess, Subzone E
Described from:
Common plant functional types and species:
Sedge: Carex bigelowii; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste; Carex membranacea; Eriophorum vaginatum;
Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Dryas integrifolia; Salix reticulata; Arctous rubra;
Erect dwarf shrub: Salix richardsonii; Salix glauca; Vaccinium uliginosum; Rhododendron lapponicum;
Forb: Lupinus arcticus; Oxytropis maydelliana; Pedicularis capitata; Lagotis glauca; Eutrema edwardsii; Tephroseris frigida; Bistorta vivipara; Packera cymbalaria; Pedicularis lanata; Tofieldia pusilla;
Horsetail: Equisetum arvense; Equisetum variegatum;
Moss: Tomentypnum nitens; Hylocomium splendens; Aulacomnium turgidum;
Lichen: Thamnolia subuliformis; Flavocetraria spp.; Dactylina arctica;
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