Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

55. Carex ramenskii-C. lyngbyaei

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Wet site

Summary of Habitat: Sightly brackish wet meadows, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Sedge: Carex ramenskii; Carex rariflora; Carex lyngbyei;

Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Salix fuscescens;

Forb: Comarum palustre;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: