Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

84. Salix alaxensis-Chamerion latifolium subtype Parnassia kotzebui

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, stable

Summary of Habitat: Moist nonacidic shrublands on stable floodplains, subzone E

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Common plant functional types and species:

Tall shrub: Salix alaxensis; Salix richardsonii; Salix glauca;

Prostrate shrub: Dryas integrifolia; Arctous rubra;

Forb: Hedysarum alpinum; Tofieldia pusilla; Parnassia kotzebuei;

Horsetail: Equisetum arvense;

Moss: Ditrichum flexicaule; Tomentypnum nitens; Distichium capillaceum;

 

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