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
- L. f., Suppl. Pl.: 414 (1782). Described from Sweden.
- ?Carex neurochlaena Holm, Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 17: 301 (1904). Described from Rink Rapid in the Yukon Territory (Canada). - ?Carex heleonastes subsp. neurochlaena (Holm) Böcher, Acta Arctica 5: 10 (1952).
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).
Higher Taxa
- Carex [3309,genus]