Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

20. Carex aquatilis-Eriophorum angustifolium subtype Sphagnum sp.

Bioclimate Subzone: D

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska, Beringian Alaska, Northern Beringian Islands

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Wet site

Summary of Habitat: Wet acidic tundra and wet portions of low-centered polygons in Northern Alaska

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Sedge: Carex aquatilis; Carex spp.; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste;

Moss: Drepanocladus spp.; Sphagnum spp.;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature:

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Last modified: January 13, 2012