Stonebirch communities occupy the lower
and middle mountain belt in Southern
Kamchatka landscape
Tall herb communities are the major
type for Betula ermanii forests
on Sakhalin, Kurils and Kamchatka
One of the representative of tall herb
communities in Kamchatka and Kurils -
Filipendula camtschatica (h = 2m)
The stonebirch community with Pinus
pumila in the understorey is typical
for the timberline
Petasites amplus - typical to Sakhalin and Kurils (h = 1.5m)
Monster plant of Senecio cannabifolius
reaching a height 3.2m on Sakhalin