Table 2. Major plant functional groups and their associated species encountered in mesic and snowbed habitats.
The letters “M” (mesic) and “S” (snowbed) indicate the occurrence of each species within the respective target habitat. The nomenclature follows the Pan Arctic Flora (http://nhm2.uio.no/paf/).
| Forbs | Grasses | ||
| Alchemilla alpina (M,S) | Ranunculus acris (M, S) | Agrostis mertensii (M, S) | Juncus filiformis (M, S) |
| Antennaria alpina (M) | Rhodiola rosea (M, S) | Anthoxanthum nipponicum (M, S) | Luzula multiflora (M, S) |
| Antennaria dioica (M, S) | Rubus chamaemorus (M, S) | Avenella flexuosa (M, S) | Luzula spicata (M, S) |
| Bartsia alpina (M, S) | Rumex acetosa (M, S) | Calamagrostis neglecta (M, S) | Luzula wahlenbergii (S) |
| Bistorta vivipara (M, S) | Sagina saginoides (S) | Calamagrostis phragmitoides (M) | |
| Caltha palustris (M) | Saussurea alpina (M, S) | Festuca ovina (M, S) | Deciduous woody plants |
| Chamaepericlymenum suecicum (M) | Saxifraga cespitosa (M) | Festuca rubra (M, S) | Arctous alpina (M) |
| Campanula rotundifolia (M, S) | Sibbaldia procumbens (M, S) | Phleum alpinum (M, S) | Vaccinium uliginosum (M, S) |
| Comarum palustre (M) | Silene acaulis (M) | Poa alpina (M, S) | |
| Draba glabella (M) | Solidago virgaurea (M, S) | Poa pratensis (M) | Evergreen woody plants |
| Epilobium anagallidifolium (S) | Stellaria nemorum (S) | Vahlodea atropurpurea (M) | Andromeda polifolia (M) |
| Epilobium hornemannii (M) | Taraxacum croceum aggregate (M, S) | Dryas octopetala (M) | |
| Euphrasia frigida (M,S) | Thalictrum alpinum (M, S) | Silica rich grasses | Harrimanellahypnoides (M, S) |
| Euphrasia wettsteinii (M, S) | Trientalis europaea (M, S) | Deschampsia cespitosa (M, S) | Juniperus communis (M) |
| Geranium sylvaticum (M, S) | Trollius europaeus (M, S) | Nardus stricta (M, S) | Kalmia procumbens (M, S) |
| Geum rivale (M) | Veronica alpina (M, S) | Linnaea borealis (M) | |
| Listera cordata (M) | Viola biflora (M, S) | Sedges/Rushes | Orthilia secunda (M) |
| Melampyrum sylvaticum (M) | Viola palustris (M) | Carex aquatilis (S) | Phyllodoce caerulea (M) |
| Omalotheca norvegica (M, S) | Carex bigelowii (M, S) | Pyrola minor (M, S) | |
| Omalotheca supina (M, S) | Prostrate Salix species | Carex brunnescens (M) | Pyrola grandiflora (M, S) |
| Oxyria digyna (S) | Salix herbacea (M, S) | Carex canescens (M, S) | Vaccinium vitis-idaea (M, S) |
| Parnassia palustris (M, S) | Salix reticulata (M) | Carex lachenalii (M, S) | |
| Pedicularis lapponica (M, S) | Carex vaginata (M, S) | Dominant plant species | |
| Pinguicula vulgaris (M) | Eriophorum angustifolium (M) | Betula nana (M, S) | |
| Potentilla crantzii (M) | Eriophorum vaginatum (M) | Empetrum nigrum (M, S) | |
| Potentilla erecta (M) | Juncus arcticus (S) | Vaccinium myrtillus (M, S) |