Prostrate Dwarf Shrubs
Common Prostrate Dwarf Shrubs of the Alaska Boreal Forest and Tundra
Spring 2006 -
Biology 474 -
Syllabus -
Introduction -
2004 Final Presentation Guidelines
Plant List -
Plant Characteristics -
Literature
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 Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago -
 Flora of North America -
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| Family | Latin Name | Common Name | USDA | Other |
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| Prostrate dwarf shrubs (procumbent or <5 cm tall) | ||||
| Caprifoliaceae | Linnaea borealis L. | Twinflower | LIBO3 | |
| Diapensiaceae | Diapensia lapponica L. | Diapensia | DILA | |
| Ericaceae | Arctostaphylos alpina | Alpine Bearberry | ARAL2 | |
| Ericaceae | Arctostaphylos rubra | Red-Fruit Bearberry | ARRU | |
| Ericaceae | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. | Kinnikinnik, Bearberry | ARUV | |
| Ericaceae | Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange) Böcher | Crowberry | EMNIH | |
| Ericaceae | Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hult. | Narrow-leaf Labrador Tea | LEPAD | |
| Ericaceae | Ledum palustre L. ssp. groenlandicum (Oeder) Hult. | Labrador Tea | LEPAG | |
| Ericaceae | Rhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahlenb. | Lapland Rosebay | RHLA2 | |
| Pyrolaceae | Pyrola grandiflora Radius | Wintergreen | PYGR | |
| Pyrolaceae | Pyrola secunda L. | Wintergreen | PYSE | |
| Rosaceae | Dryas integrifolia | Entire-Leaf Mountain Avens | DRIN4 | |
| Rosaceae | Dryas octopetala | White Mountain Avens | DROC | |
| Salicaceae | Salix arctica Pall. | Arctic Willow | SAAR27 | |
| Salicaceae | Salix phlebophylla Anderss. | Skeletonleaf Willow | SAPH | |
| Salicaceae | Salix reticulata L. | Netleaf Willow | SARE2 | |
| Salicaceae | Salix rotundifolia (Trautv.) | Least Willow | SARO2 | |