Panarctic Flora

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240101 Potamogeton natans L.

Distribution

Northern Iceland: Rare
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Yamal - Gydan: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Western Greenland: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= 52 (4x). - Europe, Canada. - Several reports.
Not included: Two reports of 2n = 42 and ca. 42 from North America (Stern 1961) and northeastern Asia (Probatova and Sokolovskaya 1984c). Both need verification. This chromosome number, if real, must have a base number different from what is found elsewhere in the genus: x = 13.

Geography: Circumboreal: ICE RUS SIB (CAN) GRL.

Notes: In North America, Potamogeton natans reaches the Borderline Arctic only, in the Hudson Bay area (Haynes and Hellquist 2000c).

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