Childs 1957 Schematic Diagram of Plant Communities 2 July Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska Late Snow Types Banens Upland (dry) meadows Wet meadows Marsh AQUATICS I Banens 1. Dryas (D5b) 2. Allurial 3. Beaches II Upland meadows 1. Dryas (D5m) 2. Late Snow (C-3) a. South slopes b. River banks 3. Allurial 4. Peat III Wet Meadows 1. Moundy art (A4) 2. Tussock (A-2) 3. Sedge-dwarf bogwillow (L25m) *all 3 may occur on peat IV. Marsh 1. Sedge (L-2) 2. Antophila (L-1) 3. Puccinellia V. Shrub 1. Feltleaf Willow (L12b) 2. Lowland Willow 3. Slope willow