3309102 Carex praticola Rydb.
Distribution
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Western Greenland: Rare
Eastern Greenland: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- Rydb., Cat. Fl. Montana: 84 (1900). - Nomen novum for Carex pratensis Drejer, Naturhist. Tidsskr. 3: 24 (1841), non Hose (1797). Type: Greenland: "Godthaab", leg. Vahl.
2n=
(1) 64. - Canada (Manitoba). - Löve and Löve (1981d).
(2) ca. 70. - Alaska. - Knaben (1968).
(3) 76-78. - Canada, U.S.A. - At least three reports, at least 15 counts.
Geography: North American: (CAN) GRL.
Notes: Ball and Elven: Porsild and Cody (1980) mapped Carex praticola from the Borderline Arctic in the Hudson Bay area but Scoggan (1978b) did not report arctic occurrences. Riley reported it from subarctic parts of Ontario but not from the arctic Hudson Bay coast.
Higher Taxa
- Carex [3309,genus]