Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

77. Carex aquatilis-Eriophorum angustifolium subtype Carex chordorrhiza

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Wet site

Summary of Habitat: Wet nonacidic tundra, poor fens, Subzone E

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Sedge: Carex aquatilis; Carex chordorrhiza; Carex spp.; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste;

Moss: Drepanocladus brevifolius; Scorpidium scorpioides; Cinclidium latifolium; Meesia triquetra; Catoscopium nigritum; Distichium capillaceum;

 

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