Arctic Tundra & Barrens

Type:Division
Parent classification:Polar Tundra & Desert
Scientific Name:Salix arctica - Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens / Dryas integrifolia Tundra Division
Location:Greenland; United States; Canada
Description:This circumarctic tundra and barrens type contains low shrubs, dwarf-shrubs, cushion shrubs, chamaephyte herbs, hemicryptophyte herbs, lichens, and sparse vegetation generally occurring north of the treeline.
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Child types

Name
Arctic Dry-Moist Tundra
Arctic Scree, Rock & Cliff Barrens

Species

Name
Rangifer tarandus (caribou)

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer