320118a Juncus gerardii subsp. gerardii
Distribution
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Presence uncertain
Western Greenland: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
2n=
(1) 80. - Europe (C, SE), U.S.A. (C). - At least four reports.
(2) 84. - Europe (N, C). - At least four reports.
Geography: Amphi-Atlantic - European - Asian (W): CAN? GRL.
Notes: Hultén (1958) mapped an occurrence of Juncus gerardii at York Factory on Hudson Bay, a locality not included by Scoggan (1978b) or Brooks and Clemants (2000) and not reflected in Canadian herbaria (CAN, DAO). Böcher et al. (1978) reported one locality in southern Greenland, and a specimen from there (CAN) belongs to subsp. gerardii. Subspecies gerardii reaches far north in Norway but not the Arctic.
Higher Taxa
- Juncus gerardii [320118,species]