3309101 Carex pachystachya Cham. ex Steud.
Distribution
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Central Canada: Presence uncertain
Shrub Tundra: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 197 (1855). Type: Alaska: the Aleutian Islands, Unalaska, leg. Chamisso. - Carex macloviana subsp. pachystachya (Cham. ex Steud.) Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., n. s., sect. 2, 38, 1: 318 (1942).
2n=
74-82-86. - Alaska, Canada, U.S.A. - At least five reports, see especially Whitkus and Packer (1984).
Geography: Amphi-Pacific - Cordilleran: (CAN).
Notes: Carex pachystachya occurs within or very close to the Arctic in the eastern Richardson Mountains - Mackenzie River area in the Northwest Territories (Hultén 1968a). Porsild and Cody (1980) mapped it close to the Arctic in the Great Bear Lake area but Mastrogiuseppe et al. (2002) did not map it from the Northwest Territories.
Higher Taxa
- Carex [3309,genus]