Panarctic Flora

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271301 Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. conopsea (L.) R. Br.

Distribution

Northern Fennoscandia: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= (1) 20 (2x). - Europe (C). - Fuchs and Ziegenspeck (1924); Tischler (1934).
(2) 38-40 40 (4x). - Europe, Russia, Siberia, Far East (N). - Numerous reports.
(3) 80 (8x). - Europe (C), Caucasus. - Several reports.
(4) 100 (10x). - Europe (C). - Groll (1965).
(5) 120 (12x). - Europe (C). - Groll (1965).

Geography: European - Asian: NOR RUS.

Notes: The ploidy variation in Gymnadenia conopsea in temperate and alpine regions - associated with morphological variation - is not reflected in northern and arctic regions where only morphologically uniform tetraploids occur: subsp. conopsea.

Higher Taxa