3309047 Carex limosa L.
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Frequent
Northern Fennoscandia: Rare
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Yamal - Gydan: Rare
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Rare
South Chukotka: Rare
Western Alaska: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Rare
Central Canada: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- L., Sp. Pl.: 977 (1753). Lectotype (LINN): Europe. Herb. Linn. 1100.56 (Egorova 1999: 359).
2n=
(1) 56. - Siberia, Far East. - Several reports.
(2) 61-64. - Europe, Canada. - Numerous reports.
Note the difference in reported chromosome number between Asian (2n = 56) and North American and European plants (2n = 61-64).
Geography: Circumboreal: ICE NOR RUS SIB RFE ALA CAN.
Notes: Carex limosa has been collected in a hybrid combination (C. limosa x C. rariflora) in an arctic site in Vadsø in Norway (TROM) and is probably present there as species, too.
Higher Taxa
- Carex [3309,genus]