Seward Wetland Mapping Project

Chugach National Forest Plant Community Descriptions

From: R.L. DeVelice, C.J. Hubbard, K. Boggs, S. Boudreau, M. Potkin, T. Boucher and C. Wertheim.  1999.  Plant Community Types of the Chugach National Forest: southcentral Alaska.  USDA Forest Service, Chugach National Forest, Alaska Region Technical Publication R10-TP-76.  Anchorage, AK.  375pp. (download 3.5Mb .pdf)

Vegetation- Sites are dominated by Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata (Sitka alder)

and Salix barclayi (Barclay willow), which are well represented to abundant

(Figure 8). Other tall willow species are often present. Low and dwarf

shrubs are sparse. The most consistent herbaceous species in this type are

Rubus arcticus (nagoonberry), Calamagrostis canadensis (bluejoint

reedgrass), Equisetum arvense (common horsetail), and E. palustre (marsh

horsetail).

Physical setting- Sitka alder-Barclay willow is a common type on the Copper

River Delta, and a minor type in the Kenai Mountains. It occurs on flood

plains and raised beaches. Sites sampled are on flat surfaces at elevations

below 100 feet.

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11 December 2006 17:25