270101 Cypripedium guttatum Sw.
Distribution
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Central Canada: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 251 (1800). Holotype (B): Siberia, leg. Gmelin, Herb. Pallas.
2n=
(1) 20 (2x). - Russia (N), Siberia, Far East (N). - Numerous reports.
(2) 30 (3x). - Siberia (S). - Belaeva and Siplivinsky (1976).
Geography: European (NE) - Asian & North American (NW): (ALA) CAN.
Notes: Elven: Cypripedium guttatum reaches the Arctic on Hudson Bay and the Borderline Arctic in the Mackenzie River Delta in the Northwest Territories and in the Brooks Range in northern Alaska (Sheviak 2002a).
Higher Taxa
- Cypripedium [2701,genus]