Panarctic Flora

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3309117 Carex heleonastes Ehrh. ex L. f.

Distribution

Northern Fennoscandia: Presence uncertain
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

GBIF

2n= 56. - Europe (N)?, Canada (E). - Löve and Löve (1961d, 1981d); Löve and Solbrig (1965); Löve and Ritchie (1966).
All reports are from the Löves and collaborators and should be carefully considered.
Not included: A report of 2n = ca. 64 from Iceland (Löve and Löve 1956b, also omitted by Löve and Löve 1975a).

Geography: North American (N) & European - Asian (W): RUS ALA CAN.

Notes: Plants from northwestern North America have been considered to belong to subsp. neurochlaena or Carex neurochlaena (Hultén 1942, 1968a; Böcher 1952; Scoggan 1978b). Its value and status is undecided (Toivonen 2002).

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