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Salix alaxensis Arctic Wet Shrubland Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix alaxensis Arctic Wet Shrubland Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group is defined by tall willow shrublands found in floodplains and riparian corridors throughout the arctic, subarctic, and alpine boreal regions of Alaska. <i>Salix alaxensis</i> is the dominant shrub with canopy heights often exceeding 2 m. Other common willows are <i>Salix arbusculoides, Salix glauca, Salix niphoclada, Salix pulchra</i>, and <i>Salix richardsonii</i>. Dwarf-shrubs include <i>Arctostaphylos</i> and <i>Dryas</i> species. In the herbaceous layer <i>Eurybia sibirica, Chamerion latifolium</i>, and <i>Equisetum arvense</i> have high constancy as do the grasses <i>Bromus inermis var. pumpellianus</i> and <i>Festuca rubra</i> and the legumes <i>Hedysarum alpinum, Astragalus alpinus, Lupinus arcticus</i>, and <i>Oxytropis campestris</i>. Mosses and lichens are uncommon in the ground layer.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40103-{01E23F3A-DA49-47C0-AF65-E8B5EA9872F1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-Jan-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Arctophila fulva - Carex aquatilis - Eriophorum angustifolium Arctic Marsh & Wet Meadow Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Arctic Tall Alder Wet Shrub Tundra Alliance   Arctic Tall Willow Wet Shrub Tundra Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860831 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G368   Scientific: Salix alaxensis Arctic Wet Shrubland Group