Plant Association Information
Larix laricina plant association (Tamarack)
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The overstory of the Larix laricina plant association is dominated by Larix laricina (30% cover), with Betula papyrifera as a minor subdominant (Appendix 4). Both Larix laricina and Betula papyrifera are low in stature reaching 3 meters and 0.9 meters, respectively. Understory species include Chamaedaphne calyculata (50% cover), Sphagnum species (50% cover), Equisetum fluviatile (10% cover) and Betula papyrifera (5% cover).
The one site sampled was found on wet organic soils within a large wetland complex at low elevation in the northwest portion of the park.
Associated Plant Species: Chamaedaphne calyculata,
Equisetum fluviatile,
Larix laricina,
Sphagnum spp.