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Picea glauca - Betula neoalaskana Forest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea glauca - Betula neoalaskana Forest Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group is common throughout interior Alaska and extends eastward into Yukon. It occurs on well-drained soils derived from glacial deposits, hillside colluvium, residual soils, or loess. Forests contain all post-fire seral stages including needle-leaved evergreen, broad-leaved deciduous or mixed. Dominant canopy species include <i>Picea glauca, Betula neoalaskana</i>, and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Common shrubs include <i>Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa, Betula nana, Betula glandulosa, Rosa acicularis, Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens, Ledum groenlandicum, Salix glauca, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Vaccinium uliginosum, Empetrum nigrum</i>, and <i>Linnaea borealis</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse and often species-poor and may include <i>Calamagrostis canadensis, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum sylvaticum, Gymnocarpium dryopteris</i>, or <i>Geocaulon lividum</i>. The most common moss is <i>Hylocomium splendens</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40246-{E09FE16D-AD66-4F50-9354-81BCB3B07B59}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-Jan-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860809 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G579
  Scientific: Picea glauca - Betula neoalaskana Forest Group