3309068 Carex paleacea Schreb. ex Wahlenb.
Distribution
Northern Fennoscandia: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 164 (1803). Holotype (UPS): North America: "dedit Torner ex Amer. bor.", Wahlenberg scr. (identified as holotype by Moberg and Nilsson 1991: 291).
2n=
71-73. - Europe (N), Canada (E). - At least four reports.
Geography: Amphi-Atlantic: (NOR RUS) CAN.
Notes: At Hudson Bay, Carex paleacea reaches the Borderline Arctic at York Factory in Manitoba and the Arctic at 5610'N on the eastern side in Quebec (Scoggan 1978b; McJannet et al. 1993). In northern Europe, it may reach the Borderline Arctic in Måsøy and Nesseby in Norway and in the Murman area in European Russia (Hultén 1971b).
Higher Taxa
- Carex [3309,genus]