090101 Matteuccia struthiopteris subsp. struthiopteris (L.) Tod.
Distribution
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Shrub Tundra: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Tod., Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 235 (1866). - Osmunda struthiopteris L., Sp. Pl.: 1066 (1753). Described from Europe: "Suecia, Helvetia, Russia, Norvegia". Lectotype (UPS): Herb. Burser XX:29 (Jonsell and Jarvis 1994: 149).
2n=
78 80 (2x). - Europe, Far East. - Several reports.
Geography: Circumboreal: (SIB).
Notes: Danilov (1988a) mapped and reported Matteuccia struthiopteris from Dudinka in southwestern Taimyr, in the Borderline Arctic. In addition, it reaches far north in Norway but not the Arctic. Other races occur in, e.g., non-arctic eastern North America.
Higher Taxa
- Matteuccia [0901,genus]