Community Ecology of Betula nana

Betula nana can be found in the following landcover classes and plant associations. For more information on each class or association, follow the links generated below. To learn how classes and associations are determined, visit the Plant Communities page.

Landcover Class	Plant Associations
Alder Shrub	Alnus crispa/Ericaceous shrub plant association (American green alder/Ericaceous shrub) Alnus crispa, Salix planifolia, Betula nana, Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Hylocomium splendens Alnus crispa, Salix planifolia ssp. pulchra, Equisetum arvense, Arctagrostis latifolia, Carex bigelowii Alnus crispa, Salix planifolia, Lycopodium annotinum, Calamagrostis inexpansa, Spiraea beauverdiana, feathermoss
Broadleaf Forest	Populus balsamifera, Salix alaxensis, Salix glauca, Shepherdia canadensis, Senecio lugens Populus balsamifera, Salix alaxensis, Salix planifolia, Shepherdia canadensis, Arctostaphylos rubra, Senecio lugens, Hylocomium splendens
Closed Low Birch	Betula nana, Salix barrattiana, Potentilla fruticosa, Festuca rubra, Hylocomium splendens
Dwarf Shrub-Rock	Arctostaphylos alpina plant association (Alpine blueberry) Salix reticulata, Carex membranacea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Dryas integrifolia, Sphagnum species
Dwarf Shrub	Dryas octopetala, Cassiope tetragona, Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix reticulata, Salix arctica, feathermoss, Stereocaulon species Vaccinium uliginosum/Dwarf shrub plant association (Bog blueberry/Dwarf shrub)
Low Shrub Birch-Ericaceous-Willow	Larix laricina, Betula papyrifera, Picea mariana, Ledum palustre, Betula nana, Rubus chamaemorus, Eriophorum vaginatum, Oxycoccus microcarpus Salix barrattiana, Betula nana, Dryas integrifolia, Gentiana propinqua, Pleurozium schreberi Salix planifolia, Betula nana, Salix glauca, Vaccinium uliginosum, Arctagrostis latifolia, feathermoss Salix planifolia, Betula nana, Calamagrostis lapponica, Petasites hyperboreus, feathermoss Vaccinium uliginosum/low shrub plant association (Bog blueberry/low shrub)
Low Shrub-Sedge	Betula nana/Carex aquatilis plant association (Dwarf arctic birch/Water sedge) Betula nana/Eriophorum brachyantherum plant association (Dwarf arctic birch/ Eriophorum brachyantherum) Betula nana/Eriophorum vaginatum plant association (Dwarf arctic birch/Hare?s tail grass)
Mixed Spruce-Broadleaf Forest	Picea glauca, Betula papyrifera, Vaccinium uliginosum, Betula nana, Calamagrostis lapponica, Carex nesophila, Peltigera aphthosa Picea mariana, Betula papyrifera, Larix laricina, Ledum palustre, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Empetrum nigrum, feathermoss
Open-Woodland Spruce Forest	Picea glauca, Alnus crispa, Salix species, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Hylocomium splendens, Stereocaulon species Picea glauca, Betula glandulosa, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Empetrum nigrum, feathermoss Picea glauca, Betula nana, Salix planifolia, Carex species Picea glauca, Potentilla fruticosa, Salix planifolia, Festuca altaica, Bryales, Stereocaulon species Picea glauca, Salix glauca, Salix reticulata, Arctagrostis latifolia, feathermoss, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia amaurocrea Picea glauca/Salix lanata plant association (White spruce/Richardson willow) Picea glauca, Salix planifolia, Vaccinium uliginosum, Empetrum nigrum, Hylocomium splendens Picea mariana ? Larix laricina, Ledum palustre, Vaccinium uliginosum, Rubus chamaemorus, feathermoss
Open-Woodland Stunted Spruce	Larix laricina, Picea mariana, Andromeda polifolia, Eriophorum vaginatum, Sphagnum species Picea mariana/Betula glandulosa plant association (Black spruce/resin birch) Picea mariana/Eriophorum vaginatum plant association (Black spruce/tussock cottongrass) Picea mariana ? Larix laricina, Betula nana, Ledum palustre, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Carex bigelowii, Sphagnum species Picea mariana ? Larix laricina, Ledum palustre, Empetrum nigrum, Sphagnum species Picea mariana, Larix laricina, Ledum palustre, Eriophorum vaginatum, Sphagnum species Picea mariana/Ledum species plant association (Black spruce/Labrador tea) Picea mariana/Vaccinium uliginosum plant association (Black spruce/Bog blueberry)
Peatland	Myrica gale plant association (Sweet gale)
Willow Shrub	Salix alaxensis, Betula nana, Festuca altaica, Salix reticulata, Dryas integrifolia Salix alaxensis, Shepherdia canadensis, Dryas octopetala, Arctostaphylos rubra Salix bebbiana/Equisetum arvense plant association (Bebb willow/Horsetail) Salix planifolia plant association (Diamondleaf willow)