Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

46. Eriophorum vaginatum-Sphagnum spp. subtype Chamerion angustifolium

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Moist site

Summary of Habitat: Burned moist acidic tussock tundra, Seward Peninsula

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Common plant functional types and species:

Tussock sedges: Eriophorum vaginatum;

Grass: Calamagrostis canadensis; Arctagrostis latifolia;

Forb: Chamerion latifolium; Tephroseris congesta;

Bryophyte: Marcantia polymorpha; Ceratodon purpureus;

 

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