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WGSRPD code: ASK (level 3) This category includes the Flora of Alaska, in Subarctic America. It includes flora taxa that are native to Alaska. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Alaska" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for ...
Southeast Alaska has an unusual climate that allows a large number of edible plant and edible mushroom species to grow. The area consists primarily of the Tongass National Forest, which is a temperate rainforest. This rainforest has plenty of precipitation and the temperature remains relatively constant, therefore many plant and fungi species ...
Native plants on BLM land. The Alaska Native Plant Society (AKNPS) is a non-profit organization focused on studying and conserving Alaska 's native plant species. [1] The organization was started in 1982 by Verna Pratt and a group of amateur botanists with the goal to study, conserve, and educate. Their mission is to conserve and study Alaskan ...
Callitropsis nootkatensis, formerly known as Cupressus nootkatensis (syn. Xanthocyparis nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), is a species of tree in the cypress family native to the coastal regions of northwestern North America. This species goes by many common names including: Nootka cypress, yellow cypress, Alaska cypress, Nootka cedar ...
The plant has been used ceremonially by the Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Haida people residing in Southeast Alaska and coastal British Columbia. A piece of Devil's club hung over a doorway is said to ward off evil. The plant is harvested and used in a variety of ways, most commonly as an oral tea in traditional settings, but also poultices and ...
Species: S. alaxensis. Binomial name. Salix alaxensis. (Andersson) Coville. Natural range of Salix alaxensis. Salix alaxensis is a species of flowering plant in the willow family known by the common names Alaska willow and feltleaf willow. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs throughout Alaska and northwestern Canada.
The Tongass National Forest. The Tongass National Forest (/ ˈtɒŋɡəs /) in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at 16.7 million acres (26,100 sq mi; 6,800,000 ha; 68,000 km 2). Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna.
T.Yamaz. V. o. var. sachalinense T.Yamaz. V. chamissonis Bong. Vaccinium ovalifolium (commonly known as Alaska blueberry, early blueberry, oval-leaf bilberry, oval-leaf blueberry, and oval-leaf huckleberry) [2] is a plant in the heath family with three varieties, all of which grow in northerly regions (e.g. the subarctic).