Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

73. Dryas octopetala-Rhododendron camtschaticum

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Beringian Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Dry exposed site

Summary of Habitat: Dry nonacidic tundra and limestone mountains, Beringian Alaska

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Common plant functional types and species:

Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Dryas octopetala; Rhododendron camtschaticum;

Sedge: Carex nardina;

Forb: Artemisia senjavinensis; Artemisia globularia; Saxifraga oppositifolia; Oxytropis nigrescens; Packera cymbalaria; Smelowskia calycina; Minuartia arctica; Phlox sibirica; Potentilla biflora; Potentilla uniflora; Stellaria dicranoides;

Lichen: Thamnolia subuliformis; Cetraria islandica;

 

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