Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
- AATVM
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1. Luzula confusa-Sphaerophorus globosus
Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska
Position along mesotopographic gradient: Dry exposed site
Summary of Habitat: Dry to moist acidic gravelly or sandy coastal tundra in subzone C
Described from:
Common plant functional types and species:
Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Salix rotundifolia;
Rush: Luzula confusa; Luzula arctica;
Lichen: Alectoria nigricans; Sphaerophorus globosus; Bryocaulon divergens; Dactylina arctica; Cladonia spp.; Cetraria spp.; Ochrolechia ssp.; Thamnolia subuliformis;
Grass: Arctagrostis latifolia; Hierochloe alpina; Poa arctica;
Forb: Potentilla nana; Pedicularis lanata; Saxifraga nelsoniana; Draba spp.; Eutrema edwardsii; Papaver macounii; Bistorta vivipara; Tephroseris frigida;
Bryophyte: Dicranum elongatum; Brachythecium sp.; Drepanocladus uncinatus; Gymnomitrion corallioides; Pogonatum alpinum; Polytrichum strictum;
General Comments:
Other names from the Alaska literature: