Childs 1957 Plat Communities 2 July Pitmeza River, Cape Sabine, Alaska chan feltleaf, 1-4' tall). Understory of Equisetum app. and Arctagrostis latifolia. Toward the coast willow bright and wideth of community decreases. Tallest willow at camp, one half mile from coast is 2 ft. high. 2. Lowland willow shrub. This is found on floodplains. Salix glauca app. Salix Richardsonii, Salix pulchra. These are mostly less than 2½' tall within 5 miles of the coast. Understory varies from same as above to marsh sedges and/or alluvial perennials. 3. Slope willow. On slopes and banks Salix glauca app.