Dwarf Shrubs

Common Low and Erect Dwarf Shrubs of the Alaska Boreal Forest and Tundra

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Family	Latin Name	Common Name	USDA	Other
Low shrubs (40-200 cm tall)
Betulaceae	Alnus crispa (Ait.) Pursh	Mountain Alder	ALCR6
Betulaceae	Betula glandulosa Michx.	Shrub Birch	BEGL BENA
Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.	Highbush Cranberry	VIED
Elaeagnaceae	Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.	Soapberry, Buffaloberry	SHCA
Grossulariaceae	Ribes triste Pall.	Northern Red Current	RITR
Myricaceae	Myrica gale L. var. tomentosa C. DC.	Sweet Gale	MYGA
Rosaceae	Potentilla fruiticosa	Shrubby Cinquefoil	POTEN
Rosaceae	Rosa acicularis Lindl.	Prickly Rose	ROAC
Rosaceae	Rubus idaeus L.	American Red Raspberry	RUID
Rosaceae	Spiraea beauverdiana Schneid. (= S. stevenii)	Beauverd Spirea	SPST3
Salicaceae	Salix lanata L. ssp. richardsonii (Hook.) A. Skvortz.	Richardson Willow	SALAR
Salicaceae	Salix pulchra Cham.	Diamondleaf Willow	SAPU15
Salicaceae	Salix glauca L.	Glaucous Willow	SAGL
Erect dwarf shrubs (mainly 5-40 cm tall)
Betulaceae	Betula nana L.	Dwarf Birch	BENA
Cornaceae	Cornus canadensis	Bunchberry	COCA13
Cupressaceae	Juniperus communis (L.)	Common Juniper	JUCO6
Ericaceae	Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don	Four-angled Cassiope	CATE11
Ericaceae	Vaccinium uliginosum	Blueberry	VAUL
Ericaceae	Vaccinium vitis-idaea	Lingonberry, Low Bush Cranberry	VAVI
Rosaceae	Rubus chamaemorus L.	Cloudberry	RUCH