070101 Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Scattered
Northern Fennoscandia: Scattered
East Chukotka: Rare
Western Alaska: Scattered
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Rare
Western Greenland: Scattered
Eastern Greenland: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Watt, Canad. Naturalist & Quart. J. Sci., n. s., 3: 159 (1867). - Polypodium connectile Michx., Fl. Bor.Amer. 2: 271 (1803). Described from eastern Canada. Type in P.
- Polypodium phegopteris L., Sp. Pl.: 1089 (1753). Described from Europe and from "Virginia" (U.S.A.). Lectotype (BM-000647597): Herb. Clifford: 475, Polypodium 8 (Jonsell and Jarvis 1994: 148). - Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C. Chr., Index Filic.: 284 (1905). - Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Sloss. in Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts: 1043 (1917).
2n=
90 (3x). - Europe, Far East (S), Canada. - Numerous reports.
Not included: Asian reports of other ploidy levels most probably refer to other species: 2n = 60 and 62 (2x; Japan, Taiwan) and 180 (6x; India-Himalaya). A report of 2n = 84 from British Columbia (Taylor and Brockman 1966) may be of an aneuploid.
Geography: Circumboreal: ICE NOR RUS RFE ALA CAN GRL.
Notes: Smith (1993a) considered Phegopteris connectilis an apogamous triploid.
Higher Taxa
- Phegopteris [0701,genus]