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BIOL F488/688, Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Geobotany (3 credits)

Literature:

(USDA ID) USDA PLANTS Database || Toolik-Arctic Geobotanical Atlas || Flora of North America
borealforest.org || Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago || Families of Flowering Plants

Plant List: Common plants of the Alaska boreal forest and tundra

Trees: Needleleaf Trees - Broadleaf Trees Shrubs: Tall Shrubs - Low Shrubs - Erect Dwarf Shrubs - Prostrate Dwarf Shrubs Graminoids: Grasses - Sedges - Rushes Forbs Clubmosses and Horsetails Ferns Bryophytes: Mosses - Liverworts Lichens: Crustose Lichens - Foliose Lichens - Fruticose Lichens
	Family	Latin Name	Common Name	Links in Plant Databases
Needleleaf trees
	Pinaceae	Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch	tamarack	lala
	Pinaceae	Picea glauca (Moench) Voss	white spruce	pigl
	Pinaceae	Picea mariana (Mill.) Brit. Sterns & Pogg	black spruce	pima
Broadleaf trees
	Betulaceae	Betula papyrifera Marsh.	paper birch	bepa
	Salicaceae	Populus balsamifera L.	balsam poplar	poba2
	Salicaceae	Populus tremuloides Michx.	quaking aspen	potr5
Tall shrubs (200-800 cm tall)
	Salicaceae	Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Cov.	feltleaf willow	saal
	Salicaceae	Salix arbusculoides Anderss.	littletree willow	saar3
	Salicaceae	Salix bebbiana Sarg.	Bebb willow	sabe2
	Salicaceae	Salix interior Rowlee	sandbar willow	sain3
	Salicaceae	Salix scouleriana Barratt	Scouler willow	sasc
Low shrubs (40-200 cm tall)
	Betulaceae	Alnus crispa (Ait.) Pursh	mountain alder	alvic
	Betulaceae	Betula glandulosa Michx.	resin birch	begl
	Myricaceae	Myrica gale L. C. DC. tomentosa	sweet gale	myga
	Rosaceae	Potentilla fruiticosa	cinquefoil	poten
	Grossulariaceae	Ribes triste Pall.	northern red currant	ritr
	Rosaceae	Rosa acicularis Lindl.	prickly rose	roac
	Rosaceae	Rubus idaeus L.	American red raspberry	ruid
	Salicaceae	Salix glauca L.	grayleaf willow	sagl
	Salicaceae	Salix pulchra Cham.	tealeaf willow	sapu15
	Salicaceae	Salix lanata L. (Hook.) A. Skvortz. ssp. richardsonii	Richardson's willow	sari4
	Elaeagnaceae	Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.	soapberry, buffaloberry	shca
	Rosaceae	Spiraea beauverdiana Schneid.	beauverd spirea	spst3
	Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.	highbush cranberry	vied
Erect dwarf shrubs (mainly 5-40 cm tall)
	Betulaceae	Betula nana L.	dwarf birch	bena
	Ericaceae	Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don	white arctic mountain heather	cate11
	Cornaceae	Cornus canadensis	bunchberry	coca13
	Cupressaceae	Juniperus communis (L.)	common juniper	juco6
	Rosaceae	Rubus chamaemorus L.	cloudberry	ruch
	Ericaceae	Vaccinium uliginosum	bog blueberry	vaul
	Ericaceae	Vaccinium vitis-idaea	lingonberry	vavi
Prostrate dwarf shrubs (procumbent or <5 cm tall)
	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos alpina	alpine bearberry	aral2
	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos rubra	red fruit bearberry	arru
	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.	kinnikinnik, bearberry	aruv
	Diapensiaceae	Diapensia lapponica L.	pincushion plant	dila
	Rosaceae	Dryas integrifolia	entireleaf mountain-avens	drin4
	Rosaceae	Dryas octopetala	eightpetal mountain-avens	droc
	Empetraceae	Empetrum nigrum L. (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher ssp. hermaphroditum	crowberry	emnih
	Ericaceae	Ledum palustre L. (Oeder) Hult. ssp. groenlandicum	Labrador tea	legr
	Ericaceae	Ledum palustre L. (Ait.) Hult. ssp. decumbens	marsh Labrador tea	lepad
	Caprifoliaceae	Linnaea borealis L.	twin flower	libo3
	Pyrolaceae	Pyrola secunda L.	sidebells wintergreen	orse
	Pyrolaceae	Pyrola grandiflora Radius	largeflowered wintergreen	pygr
	Ericaceae	Rhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahlenb.	Lapland rosebay	rhla2
	Salicaceae	Salix arctica Pall.	arctic willow	saar27
	Salicaceae	Salix phlebophylla Anderss.	skeletonleaf willow	saph
	Salicaceae	Salix reticulata L.	netleaf willow	sare2
	Salicaceae	Salix rotundifolia	least willow	saro2
Grasses
	Poaceae	Alopecurus alpinus Sm.	boreal alopecurus	alal2
	Poaceae	Arctophila fulva (Trin.) Anders.	pendantgrass	arfu2
	Poaceae	Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.	wideleaf polargrass	arla2
	Poaceae	Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.	bluejoint	caca4
	Poaceae	Dupontia fisheri R. Br.	Fisher's tundragrass	dufi
	Poaceae	Festuca brachyphylla Schlt.	alpine fescue	febr
	Poaceae	Hordeum jubatum	squirreltail grass, foxtail barley	hoju
	Poaceae	Phippsia algida (Soland.) R. Br. Snow	icegrass	phal
	Poaceae	Poa arctica R.Br.	arctic bluegrass	poar2
	Poaceae	Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter	spike trisetum	trsp2
Sedges
	Cyperaceae	Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.	water sedge	caaq
	Cyperaceae	Carex atrofusca Schkuhr	darkbrown sedge	caat7
	Cyperaceae	Carex bigelowii Torr.	Bigelow's sedge	cabi5
	Cyperaceae	Carex chordorrhiza	creeping sedge	cach5
	Cyperaceae	Carex rupestris All.	curly sedge	caru3
	Cyperaceae	Carex saxatilis L.	rock sedge	casa10
	Cyperaceae	Carex subspathacea Wormsk.	Hoppner sedge	casu8
	Cyperaceae	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.	tall cottongrass	eran6
	Cyperaceae	Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe	white cottongrass	ersc2
	Cyperaceae	Eriophorum vaginatum L.	tussock cottongrass	erva4
	Cyperaceae	Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori & Paol.	Bellardi bog sedge	komy
Rushes
	Juncaceae	Juncus arcticus Willd.	arctic rush	juar2
	Juncaceae	Juncus biglumis L.	twoflowered rush	jubi2
	Juncaceae	Luzula arctica Blytt	arctic woodrush	luar9
	Juncaceae	Luzula confusa Lindeb.	northern woodrush	luco5
	Juncaceae	Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv.	small flowered wood rush	lupa4
Forbs
	Ranunculaceae	Aconitum delphinifolium DC	larkspurleaf monkshood	acde2
	Asteraceae	Achillea borealis Bong	yarrow	acmib
	Ranunculaceae	Anemone parviflora Michx.	smallflowered anemone	anpa
	Ranunculaceae	Anemone richardsonii Hook. Hook	yellow thimbleweed	anri
	Asteraceae	Artemisia arctica Less ssp. arctica	arctic wormwood	arara2
	Asteraceae	Artemisia frigida Willd.	prairie sagewort	arfr4
	Asteraceae	Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.	Tilesius's wormwood, Tilesius's mugwort	arti
	Asteraceae	Aster sibiricus L.	Richardson's aster	assi
	Fabaceae	Astragalus umbellatus Bunge	tundra milkvetch	asum2
	Saxifragaceae	Boykinia richardsonii (Hook.) Gray	Richardson's brookfoam	bori2
	Orobanchaceae	Boschniakia rossica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Fedtsch.	northern groundcone	boro
	Campanulaceae	Campanula lasiocarpa Cham.	mountain harebell	cala7
	Ranunculaceae	Caltha palustris L.	marsh marigold	capa5
	Brassicaceae	Cardamine pratensis L.	cuckoo flower	capr3
	Caryophyllaceae	Cerastium beeringianum Cham. & Schlect.	Bering chickweed	cebe2
	Onagraceae	Epilobium angustifolium L.	fireweed	chana2
	Onagraceae	Epilobium latifolium L.	dwarf fireweed	chla13
	Brassicaceae	Cochlearia officinalis L.	Danish scurvygrass	cogr6
	Rosaceae	Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop.	purple marshlocks, marsh fivefinger	copa28
	Ranunculaceae	Delphinium glaucum S. Wats.	larkspur	degl3
	Brassicaceae	Descurainia sophioides (Fisch.) O.E. Schulz	northern tansy mustard	deso3
	Brassicaceae	Draba macrocarpa Adams	oblong fruited willow grass	drco3
	Rubiaceae	Galium boreale L.	bedstraw	gabo2
	Santalaceae	Geocaulon lividum (Richards.) Fern	Geocaulon	geli2
	Fabaceae	Hedysarum alpinum L.	alpine sweetvetch	heal
	Apiaceae	Heracleum lanatum Michx.	cow parsnip	hela4
	Hippuridaceae	Hippuris vulgaris L.	common mare's-tail	hivu2
	Polygonaceae	Koenigia islandica L.	Koenigia	kois
	Brassicaceae	Lesquerella arctica (Wormsk.) S. Wats.	arctic bladderpot	lear2
	Liliaceae	Lloydia serotina (L.) Rchb.	common alplily	llse
	Fabaceae	Lupinus arcticus S. Wats.	arctic lupine	luar2
	Caryophyllaceae	Melandrium apetalum (L.) Fenzl	nodding lychnis	meap
	Fabaceae	Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.	sweet clover	meof
	Fabaceae	Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC.	field locoweed	oxca4
	Polygonaceae	Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill	alpine mountainsorrel	oxdi3
	Fabaceae	Oxytropis maydelliana Trauvt.	Maydell's oxytrope	oxma2
	Papaveraceae	Papaver macounii Greene	Macoun's poppy	pama5
	Brassicaceae	Parrya nudicaulis (L.) Regel	nakedstem wallflower	panu5
	Saxifragaceae	Parnassia palustris L.	marsh grass of Parnassus	papa8
	Asteraceae	Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries	arctic sweet coltsfoot	pefr5
	Polygonaceae	Polygonum bistorta L.	snake weed, mountain meadow bistort	pobi5
	Polygonaceae	Polygonum viviparum L.	alpine bistort	povi3
	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculus nivalis L.	snow buttercup	rani
	Polygonaceae	Rumex arcticus Trautv.	arctic dock	ruar6
	Asteraceae	Saussurea angustifolia (Willd.) DC	narrowleaf saw-wort	saan3
	Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga bronchialis L.	spotted saxifraga	sabr6
	Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga cernua L.	nodding saxifrage	sace2
	Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga flagellaris Willd.	spiderplant	safl6
	Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga hirculus L.	yellow marsh saxifrage	sahi3
	Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga oppositifolia L.	purple mountain saxifrage	saop
	Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga punctata L (D. Don) Hult. ssp. nelsoniana	cordate leaved saxifrage	sapun
	Saxifragaceae	Saxifraga tricuspidata Rottb.	three toothed saxifrage	satr5
	Asteraceae	Senecio lugens Richards.	small blacktip ragwort	selu
	Crassulaceae	Sedum rosea (L.) Scop.	roseroot	sero13
	Caryophyllaceae	Silene acaulis L.	moss campion	siac
	Asteraceae	Solidago multiradiata Ait.	northern goldenrod	somu
	Caryophyllaceae	Stellaria laeta Richards.	long stalked stitchwort	stla3
	Asteraceae	Taraxacum officinalis Weber	dandelion	taof
	Fabaceae	Vicia cracca L.	vetch	vicr
	Caryophyllaceae	Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch.) McNeill	merckia	wiph
Clubmosses and Horsetails
	Equisetaceae	Equisetum arvense L.	field horsetail	eqar
	Equisetaceae	Equisetum hyemale L.	scouring horsetail	eqhy
	Equisetaceae	Equisetum sylvaticum L.	wood horsetail	eqsy
	Equisetaceae	Equisetum variegatum Schleich.	variegated scouringrush	eqva
	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium annotinum L.	stiff clubmoss	lyan2
	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium clavatum L.	common club moss	lycl
	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium complanatum L.	creeping Jenny, Christmas green	lyco3
	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella densa Rydb.	Selaginella	sede2
Ferns
	Dryopteridaceae	Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.	brittle bladderfern	cyfr2
	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteris expansa (K. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy	spreading woodfern	drex2
Mosses
	Aulacomniaceae	Aulacomnium palustre (Hedw.) Schwaegr.	aulacomnium moss	aupa70
	Aulacomniaceae	Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwaegr	turgid aulacomnium moss	autu70
	Amblystegiaceae	Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C. Jens.	star campylium moss	cast51
	Ditrichaceae	Distichium capillaceum (Hedw.) B.S.G.	Distichium moss	dica29
	Ditrichaceae	Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwaegr.) Hampe	Ditrichum moss	difl70
	Dicranaceae	Dicranum scoparium Hedw.	dicranum moss	disc71
	Hylocomiaceae	Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) B.S.G.	Splendid feather moss	hysp70
	Hylocomiaceae	Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt.	Schreber's big red stem moss	plsc70
	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichum strictum Brid.	polytrichum moss	post70
	Rhytidiaceae	Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst.	rough goose neck moss	rhtr70
	Amblystegiaceae	Drepanocladus uncinatus (Hedw.) Warnst.	sanionia moss	saunu
	Amblystegiaceae	Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr.	scorpidium moss	scsc70
	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnum angustifolium (Russ.) Tolf.	sphagnum	span11
	Splachnaceae	Splachnum luteum	yellow moosedung moss	splu7
	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnum warnstorfii Russ.	Warnstorf's sphagnum	spwa70
	Brachytheciaceae	Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske	tomentypnum moss	toni70
Liverworts
	Marchantiaceae	Marchantia polymorpha L.	liverwort	mapo16
	Ptilidiaceae	Ptilidium ciliare	liverwort	ptci
Crustose lichens
	Lecanoraceae	Lecanora epibryon	rim lichen	leep60
	Ophioparmaceae	Ophioparma lapponica (Rasanen) Hafellner & R. W. Roger)	ophioparma lichen	opla4
	Rhizocarpaceae	Rhizocarpon geographicum	world map lichen	rhge60
Foliose lichens
	Nephromataceae	Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss.	arctic kidney lichen	near60
	Peltigeraceae	Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd.	felt lichen	peap60
	Peltigeraceae	Peltigera canina (L.) Willd.	felt lichen	peca60
	Umbilicariaceae	Umbilicaria hyperborea (Ach.) Hoffm.	navel lichen	umhy2
Fruticose lichens
	Alectoriaceae	Alectoria nigricans (Ach.) Nyl.	witches hair lichen	alni60
	Alectoriaceae	Alectoria ochroleuca (Hoffm.) Mass.	witches hair lichen	aloc60
	Parmeliaceae	Bryocaulon divergens (Ach). Karnef.	bryocaulon lichen	brdi60
	Parmeliaceae	Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach.	island cetraria lichen	ceis60
	Cladoniaceae	Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.	cup lichen	clgr13
	Cladoniaceae	Cladina mitis (Sandst.) Hustich	reindeer lichen	clmi60
	Cladoniaceae	Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.	cup lichen	clpy60
	Cladoniaceae	Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl.	greygreen reindeer lichen	clra60
	Cladoniaceae	Cladina stellaris (Opiz) Brodo	star reindeer lichen	clst60
	Parmeliaceae	Dactylina arctica (Richardson) Nyl.	arctic dactylina lichen	daar60
	Parmeliaceae	Cetraria (= Flavocetraria) cucullata (Bell.) Ach.	lichen	flcu
	Parmeliaceae	Cetraria (= Flavocetraria) nivalis (L.) Ach.	lichen	flni
	Parmeliaceae	Hypogymnia subobscura (Vainio) Poelt	tube lichen	hysu60
	Sphaerophoraceae	Sphaerophorus globosus (Muell. Arg.) Zahlbr.	globe ball lichen	spglg
	Uncertain lichen family	Thamnolia subuliformis (Ehrh.) W. Culb.	whiteworm lichen	thsu60

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