Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

19. Carex microchaeta-Sphagnum sp.

Bioclimate Subzone: D

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Beringian Islands

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Moist site

Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic tundra of St. Matthews I.

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Graminoid: Carex microchaeta ssp. nesophila;

Grass: Alopecurus alpinus; Arctagrostis latifolia;

Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Salix rotundifolia; Salix reticulata;

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: