Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
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30. Cassiope tetragona-Dryas integrifolia subtype typical
Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska
Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic
Position along mesotopographic gradient: Snowbed, early-melting
Summary of Habitat: Moist nonacidic early-melting snowbeds in subzone D
Described from:
Common plant functional types and species:
Hemiprostrate dwarf shrub: Cassiope tetragona;
Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Dryas integrifolia; Salix reticulata;
Sedge: Carex scirpoidea; Carex bigelowii;
Forb: Pedicularis capitata; Papaver macounii spp. discolor; Bistorta vivipara; Astragalus umbellatus; Parrya nudicaulis;
Moss: Tomentypnum nitens; Hylocomium splendens; Distichium capillaceum; Ditrichum flexicaule; Sanionia uncinatus; Rhytidium rugosum; Hypnum procerrimum;
Lichen: Flavocetraria nivalis; Flavocetraria cucullata; Cetraria islandica; Dactylina arctica; Masonhalea richardsonii;
General Comments:
Other names from the Alaska literature: