Sedge is a monocot flowering plant that looks like grass. It is found mostly around the harsh higher elevations of Kenai Fjords National Park, above the tree line.
Willows are shrubs that grow above the tree line of Kenai Fjords National Park. These arctic-alpine shrubs are considered a dwarf plants that grow low to the ground. Instead of growing tall, like weeping willows, the smaller shrubs spread across the ground.
Alder grows in the lower elevations of Kenai Fjords National Park. The deciduous alder tree produces flowers called "catkins," and belongs to the birch family.
The devil's club, or devil's walking stick, is a large shrub that grows in the lower elevations of Kenai Fjords National Park. This shrub can grow up to 4-ft. tall or more, has lobed leaves arranged spirally along a spiky stem, and grows and reproduces slowly.
The spruce is a coniferous evergreen tree that grows at the low elevations and coastal ranges of Kenai Fjords National Park. The spruce tree can grow up to 200-ft. tall and has needles that grow singly and spirally on its branches.
The hemlock is an evergreen tree that grows in the lower elevations of Kenai Fjords National Park. Hemlocks can grow up to 200-ft. tall, have branches that appear droopy and have a scaly, dark bark.
Bunchberry is a type of flowering plant that grows in the lower elevations of Kenai Fjords National Park. They have small purple flowers, petal-like bracts that are white and grow leaves in opposite pairs. Bunchberry is a perennial plant that can grow up to 15-cm tall.
Mountain cranberry, or lingonberry, is an evergreen shrub whose fruit is edible. They thrive in the acidic soils of Kenai Fjords National Park and grow up to 40-cm tall. The mountain cranberry tolerates cold weather well, but does not grow well in hot temperatures.
Salmonberry grows around the coastal ranges of Kenai Fjords National Park. This shrub grows 3- to 12-ft. tall, and has flowers with five purple petals. The actual berry of the salmonberry shrub resembles a big raspberry that ranges in color from yellow to dark orange.
Skunk cabbage, or yellow skunk cabbage, resembles a Japanese peace lily with a yellow flower, and grows around the coastal ranges and wetlands of Kenai Fjords National Park. The skunk cabbage gets its name from the skunk-like odor it emits to attract pollinators.
