Northern Cascades Black Crowberry Alpine Dwarf-shrubland

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:North Pacific Alpine-Subalpine Dwarf-shrubland & Heath
Scientific Name:Empetrum nigrum Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
Location:United States (Washington)
Description:Plant associations in this alliance are typically located just above treeline in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest and characterized by dwarf-shrub communities dominated by Empetrum nigrum with a mixture of forbs and graminoids interspersed.
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Child types

Name
Empetrum nigrum / Lupinus sellulus Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Empetrum nigrum Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Phyllodoce glanduliflora / Oreostemma alpigenum Alpine Dwarf-shrubland

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