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320106 Juncus leucochlamys V.J. Zinger ex V.I. Krecz.

Distribution

Northern Iceland: Rare
Svalbard - Franz Joseph Land: Rare
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Scattered
Anabar - Onenyo: Scattered
Kharaulakh: Frequent
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Frequent
Wrangel Island: Rare
South Chukotka: Frequent
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Frequent
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Frequent
Central Canada: Frequent
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Frequent
Ellesmere Island: Rare
Western Greenland: Frequent
Eastern Greenland: Scattered
Mid Arctic Tundra: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= (1) 60. - Siberia (N), Far East (N), Canada, Greenland. - Several reports, mostly for J. castaneus.
(2) >90. - Far East (South Chukotka). - Zhukova (1980).
(3) 120. - Far East (N). - Zhukova and Petrovsky (1975); Yurtsev and Zhukova (1978).

Geography: Asian (N/C) - amphi-Beringian - North American (N) - amphi-Atlantic (W): ICE NOR SIB RFE ALA CAN GRL.

Notes: Solstad and Elven: In Europe, Juncus leucochlamys is restriced to northwestern Iceland and Svalbard (Elven et al. 2010).

Elven: We do not yet have data for evaluation of a reported northern race ("borealis") within J. leucochlamys. The wide polymorphy observed in the material from northeastern Asia and northwestern North America does not, however, support a geographically distinct race. Kirschner et al. (2002b) synonymised var. borealis with subsp. leucochlamys.

Higher Taxa