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University ol Alaska Herbarium (ALA)
Museum ofthe Nonh
H1191823
FLORA OF ALASKA
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
Bureau of Land Management
MESA SITE
320 km S of Point Barrow
680 24' N, 1550 48' W elevation lllm
575
Betula nana L.
(Betulaceae)
Creek Bank and Drainage. Moist tundra on S
side of Mesa sloping to Mesa Creek. Cotton
Grass tussock meadow dominated by Erioghorum
spp., Salix spp., Betula nana, sedges, rushes,
and low-growing herbs. Very common in both
moist and dry areas in nearly all zones,
forming low-growing shrub.
Robert Watson, no. 93 18 June 1QQ7

