Panarctic Flora

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130201b Picea abies subsp. obovata (Ledeb.) Domin

Distribution

Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Yamal - Gydan: Rare
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= 24 (2x). - Siberia, Asia (E), Far East (N). - Several reports.
Not included: We have assigned all chromosome number reports for P. abies from northern Fennoscandia (Löve and Löve 1975c; Christensen 2000) to subsp. abies.

Geography: Asian (N/C): RUS SIB.

Notes: The often cited combination subsp. obovata (Ledeb.) Hultén (Hultén 1949b: 388) is superfluous and also invalid due to insufficient reference to the basionym.

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