Alaska Arctic Plant Communities
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73. Dryas octopetala-Rhododendron camtschaticum
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
Described from:
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;
General Comments:
Other names from the Alaska literature: