260301 Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawl.
Distribution
Western Alaska: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Shrub Tundra: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 30: t. 1216 (1809). - Lilium camschatcense L., Sp. Pl.: 303 (1753). Described from Kamtchatka (the Russian Far East) and from western Canada. Type not designated (Jarvis 2007: 632).
2n=
(1) 24 (4x). - Far East (S, N), Canada (W), U.S.A. (W). - Several reports.
(2) 36 (6x). - Far East (Japan, Kuriles). - Three reports. For a discussion of the eastern Asian plants with 2n = 36, see Taylor and Mulligan (1968).
Not included: Reports of some strange numbers (2n = 10, 12) are based on cultivated material of uncertain identity.
Geography: Amphi-Pacific: (ALA).
Notes: Hultén (1968a) mapped a locality for Fritillaria camschatcensis in the Borderline Arctic southwest of the Kuskokwim Mountains in southwestern Alaska.
Higher Taxa
- Fritillaria [2603,genus]