Thompson Pass

1.      9/24/14, 2:15 PM, Thompson Pass

2.      Weather: 61 degrees, felt like low 40’s, Windy 10-20mph, Sunny

3.      Geological Features: Chugach Mountains, Alpine tundra

4.      Plants:

·         Fireweed

·         Alpine Spirea (Luetkea pectinata)

·         Sitka Burnet (Sanguisorba stipulata)

·         Red Stem Saxifrage (Saxifraga Lyallii)

·         Siberian Aster (Aster sibiricus)

·         Alaskan Cotton (Eriophorum)

·         Peat Moss (Sphagnum)

·         Liverwort (Marchantiophyta)

·         Blueberry (vaccinium)

·         Willow (Salix)

·         Artic Willow (Salix artica)

·         White spruce (Picea glauca)

·         Moss Heather (Cassiope stelleriana)

·         Artic Kidney Lichen (Nephroma articum)

·         Turgid Aulacomnium (Turgidum)

·         Northern Rock Tripe (Umbilibaria)

·         King Bolete Mushroom (Boletus edulis)

·         Yellow Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce glanduliflora)

·         Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia rangiferina)

·         Artic Lupus

·         Lycopodium

·         Labrador Tea (Pyrola grandiflora)