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Salix herbacea, the
dwarf willow,
least willow or
snowbed willow, is a
species of tiny
creeping willow (family Salicaceae)
adapted to
survive in harsh...
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Carex rufina is a
species of
sedge known by the
common name
snowbed sedge. It is
native to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, and
northeastern Canada...
- Goodding's
black willow Salix herbacea L. –
dwarf willow,
least willow or
snowbed willow Salix humboldtiana Willd. - Humbolt's willow,
native to central...
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towards alpine meadows.
Snowbeds lie in
sheltered depressions, with
little sunshine,
where the snow
remains for a long time.
Snowbeds are
characterized by...
- meadow-rue, bluebells,
Meconopsis spp., Poa alpina,
Polystichum lonchitis, and
snowbed willow. Wild badger, hare and red fox may be seen in the area. The formation...
- fens (Carex stans,
Eriophorum scheuchzeri, and
Arctagrostis latifolia)
Snowbeds (Phippsia algida,
Salix herbacea,
Trisetum ****atum and
Erigeron humilis);...
- the
knotweed family. It is
endemic to Europe,
where it
grows mainly in
snowbeds. It is dioecious, with
separate male and
female plants. The
plant was first...
- and willows. In the
alpine tundra of the
Rocky Mountains it
grows in
snowbeds and on turf made up of
blackroot sedge (Carex elynoides) and
alpine clover...
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stretch considerably,
reaching far
above the
basal leaves. It
grows in
snowbeds, moss ****s and
other moist localities. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ranunculus...
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biotic filter restricting the
spread of
dwarf shrubs to
mountain tundra snowbeds. In
other words,
because of
grazing and
fewer shrubs,
there was more biodiversity...
