Abstract
The afroalpine vegetation of the Butawu valley (Ruwenzori Mountains, Uganda) was analysed in 1984 in an area of c. 2.5 km 2 , between 3800 and 4500 m asl. This area is characterised by high precipitation, regular nocturnal frost and the prevalence of well-drained Leptosols. Fifteen plant communities comprising twenty-seven subcommunities and two types were described. Two of these communities were interpreted as seres comprising seven subcommunities or stages Tussock grassland is the pioneer vegetation on sites which allow the accumulation of soil matter and on the upper parts of recent scree fields (...)
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