Plant Association Information
Picea glauca/Salix lanata plant association (White spruce/Richardson willow)
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Picea glauca (15% cover and 7.6 meters tall) is the only tree species recorded in the Picea glauca/Salix lanata plant association (Appendix 4). Salix lanata (60% cover) dominates the shrub layer, Equisetum arvense (70% cover) dominates the herbaceous layer, and total moss cover is 80%. Additional species include Vaccinium uliginosum, Betula glandulosa, Ledum groenlandicum and lichens.
The one site sampled for this association is located on a gentle 5-degree slope at 910 meters elevation in the foothills north of the Alaska Range.
Associated Plant Species: Betula nana,
Equisetum arvense,
Picea glauca,
Rhododendron groenlandicum,
Salix richardsonii,
Vaccinium uliginosum