Alaska Arctic Plant Communities

80. Salix rotundifolia subtype Ranunculus nivalis

Bioclimate Subzone: E

Floristic Subprovince: Northern Alaska

Substrate Chemistry: Nonacidic

Position along mesotopographic gradient: Snowbed, late-melting

Summary of Habitat: Moist nonacidic late-melting snowbeds, Subzone E

Described from:

 

Common plant functional types and species:

Prostrate dwarf shrubs: Salix rotundifolia;

Sedge: Carex aquatilis; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste;

Horsetail: Equisetum scirpoides; Equisetum variegatum;

Moss: Distichium capillaceum; Ditrichum flexicaule;

 

General Comments:

 

Other names from the Alaska literature:

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Last modified: January 13, 2012