B39
Southern arctic and north Ural herb-moss mountain tundras (Rhytidium rugosum, Polytrichum alpinum, Hedysarum arcticum, Juncus trifidus, Saussurea alpina) alternating with dwarf shrub-moss tundras
Description
Two- to three-layered tundra community, the shrub layer is weakly developed (degree of coverage hardly ever exceeds 10 %, and exceptionally 20 %). The herb layer (30-70 %) is dominated by herbs, while dwarf shrubs play a minor role. The moss layer (30-70 % degree of coverage) is dominated by mosses, while lichens are less frequent.
Tree Layer
No details
Shrub Layer
Betula nana (autumnal_dwarf_birch), Salix lanata (White Willow Bush), Salix arbuscula (wild_shrub), Salix glauca (White Willow Bush), Salix arctica (autumnal_dwarf_birch)
Lianas
No details
Herb Layer
Carex bigelowii (sweet_grass), Eriophorum vaginatum (cotton_grass), Pedicularis oederi, Oxytropis campestris subsp. Sordida (wild_parsley), Anemone biarmiensis (ABSENT), Bistorta vivipara (ABSENT), Bistorta officinalis (sweet_woodruff), Valeriana capitata (greater_wood_rush), Ranunculus acris subsp. Borealis (butterscups), Viola biflora (alpine_bearberry), Saxifraga hirculus (rock_rose), Saxifraga hieraciifolia, Festuca airoides (sweet_grass), Silene uralensis subsp. apetala, Lloydia serotina, Androsace loamanniana, Hieracium alpinum (dandelion), Rumex arifolius (sweet_woodruff), Pachypleurum alpinum, Senecio igoschinae, Dryas octopetala (wild_parsley), Arctostaphylos alpinus (alpine_bearberry), Empetrum hermaphroditum (bilberry_bush)
Iron Hills and hills of southern Forodwaith
