Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
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2. Carex aquatilis-Saxifraga cernua
Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska
Position along mesotopographic gradient: Moist site
Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic coastal tundra in subzone C
Described from:
Common plant functional types and species:
Sedge: Carex aquatilis; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste;
Grass: Poa arctica; Dupontia fisheri; Alopecurus alpinus;
Rush: Luzula arctica;
Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Salix rotundifolia; Salix pulchra;
Forb: Saxifraga cernua; Saxifraga foliolosa; Saxifraga hieraciifolia; Saxifraga hirculus; Cardamine pratensis; Petasites frigidus; Stellaria spp.; Ranunculus nivalis;
Moss: Oncophorus wahlenbergii; Dicranum elongatum; Sarmenthypnum sarmentosum; Aulacomnium turgidum; Mnium sp.;
Lichen: Sphaerophorus globosus; Dactylina arctica; Cladonia spp.; Cetraria spp.; Flavocetraria cucullata; Thamnolia subuliformis;
General Comments:
Other names from the Alaska literature:
Braun-Blanquet Name: