B36

Sparse dwarf shrub-lichen mountain tundras (Phyllodoce caerulea, Salix herbacea, Cassiope hypnoides, Dryas octopetala) of the Kola peninsula

Description

Low-growing dwarf shrub vegetation alternating with moss and lichen stands and exposed mineral soils.

Tree Layer

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Shrub Layer

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Lianas

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Herb Layer

dwarf shrubs: Cassiope tetragona, Cassiope hypnoides (green_spagnum_moss), Phyllodoce caerulea (blackberry_bush), Salix herbacea (alpine_bearberry), Dryas octopetala (wild_parsley), Salix polaris (wild_parsley);

herbaceous plants: Juncus trifidus (deergrass), Carex bigelowii (sweet_grass), Luzula arcuata (deergrass), Ranunculus glacialis, Ranunculus nivalis (rose_rose), Saxifraga tenuis, Saxifraga rivularis, Oxyria digyna (dooryard_dock), Phippsia algida (common_meadow_grass), Papaver lapponicum s. L.

Hills in northern Forodwaith

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