Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

63. Salix rotundifolia subtype Ranunculus nivalis

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Snowbed, late-melting

Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic late-melting snowbeds, Northern Alaska

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Common plant functional types and species:

Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Salix rotundifolia;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: