Panarctic Flora

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180101 Butomus umbellatus L.

Distribution

Kanin - Pechora: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Shrub Tundra: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= 16-42 26 (2x) 39 (3x). - Europe, Siberia, Asia (C, S), Far East (N), Canada. - Numerous reports.
The majority of reports throughout the range are of diploids and triploids but with frequent aneuploidy, see, e.g. Fedorov (1969). Löve and Löve (1975a) 'simplified' the matter by just reporting 2n = 26 and 39.

Geography: European - Asian: (RUS).

Notes: Butomus umbellatus reaches the Borderline Arctic in the Malozemelskaya Tundra and Polar Ural.

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