Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

66. Salix alaxensis-Chamerion latifolium subtype Parnassia kotzebui

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, stable

Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic stable shrublands on floodplains, Northern Alaska

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Tall shrub: Salix alaxensis; Salix richardsonii; Salix glauca;

Prostrate shrub: Dryas integrifolia; Arctous rubra;

Forb: Hedysarum alpinum; Tofieldia pusilla; Parnassia kotzebuei;

Horsetail: Equisetum arvense;

Moss: Ditrichum flexicaule; Tomentypnum nitens; Distichium capillaceum;

 

Other names from the Alaska literature:

 

Braun-Blanquet Name: