Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

23. Salix pulchra-Hylocomium splendens

Bioclimate Subzone: D

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, stable

Summary of Habitat: Stable, moist, acidic floodplains in subzone D

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Low shrub: Salix pulchra;

Moss: Hylocomium splendens;

Lichen: Cetraria islandica; Cladina spp.;

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: