Panarctic Flora

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220101 Ruppia maritima L.

Distribution

Northern Iceland: Rare
East Chukotka: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered

2n= (1) 10 (1x?). - Guillén (1998).
(2) 20 (2x). - Europe, Canada. - Several reports.
(3) 40 (4x). - Europe, Far East (N). - Several reports.
Not included: Haynes (2000b) accepted only 2n = 16 for this species, strange in view of the numbers reported above.

Geography: Cosmopolitan: ICE RFE.

Notes: Solstad and Elven: Kristinsson (2008) reported only Ruppia maritima from Iceland. Both R. maritima and R. cirrhosa are present in the material (AMNH, ICEL) and both reach the Arctic.

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