271004 Limnorchis hyperborea (L.) Rydb.
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Frequent
Western Greenland: Scattered
Eastern Greenland: Scattered
Southern Arcti Tundra: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Rydb., Cat. Fl. Montana: 104 (1900). - Orchis hyperborea L., Mant. Pl.: 121 (1767). Lectotype (LINN): Iceland. Herb. Linn. 1054.42 (Ames 1910: 81). - Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R. Br. in W.T. Aiton, Hort. Kew., ed. 2, 5: 193 (1813). - Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 287 (1835).
2n=
84 (4x). - Europe (Iceland), Greenland. - At least four reports.
Not included: Sheviak and Bracht (1998) reported 2n = 42 (2x) for Limnorchis hyperborea. The report probably belongs to L. aquilonis; it was made before the description of that species.
Geography: Amphi-Atlantic (W): ICE GRL.
Notes: If the ploidy difference and the full allopatry between Limnorchis hyperborea and L. dilatata holds (Sheviak 2002b), transitions as reported by, e.g., Böcher et al. (1978) from Greenland are improbable. Limnorchis hyperborea may be an allotetraploid but we have not yet seen proposals for parentage.
Higher Taxa
- Limnorchis [2710,genus]