Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

68. Salix pulchra-Hylocomium splendens

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Acidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Riparian site, stable

Summary of Habitat: Moist acidic floodplains willow shrublands, Beringian Alaska

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Low shrub: Salix pulchra;

Moss: Hylocomium splendens;

Lichen: Cetraria islandica; Cladina spp.;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature: