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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...
- Sub-sites: Dryas Heath, C****iope Low, C****iope High, Fellfield,
Snowbed Low,
Snowbed High Name of site leader(s):
Magnus Gaard, Anna
Maria Fosaa University:...
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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...
- Goodding's
black willow Salix herbacea L. –
dwarf willow,
least willow or
snowbed willow Salix humboldtiana Willd. - Humbolt's willow,
native to central...
- 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...
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rostrata —
beaked sedge Carex rotundata —
roundfruit sedge Carex rufina —
snowbed sedge Carex rupestris — rock
sedge Carex sabulosa — sand
sedge Carex salina...
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meadow habitat alongside Festuca idahoensis and
Elymus trachycaulus, a
snowbed habitat with
Solidago multiradiata,
Erigeron peregrinus,
Lupinus argenteus...
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stretch considerably,
reaching far
above the
basal leaves. It
grows in
snowbeds, moss ****s and
other moist localities. NRCS. "Ranunculus pygmaeus"....
- way to
produce a
distinct bank of
stony material which, long
after the
snowbed has
melted away,
remains as a
rampart (a bank or
mound similar to a manmade...
