Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

6. Phippsia algida-Saxifraga rivularis

Bioclimate Subzone: C

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Snowbed, late-melting

Summary of Habitat: Wet acidic late-melting snow beds in coastal areas in subzone C

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Grass: Phippsia algida; Alopecurus alpinus;

Forb: Cochlearia groenlandica; Cerastium jenisejense; Petasites frigidus; Ranunculus pygmaeus; Stellaria humifusa; Saxifraga rivularis;

Moss: Bryum sp.; Campylium stellatum; Drepanocladus spp.; Pogonatum alpinum; Sarmenthypnum sarmentosum;

Horsetail: Equisetum arvense;

 

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Other names from the Alaska literature:

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Last modified: January 13, 2012