341801 Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.
Distribution
Northern Fennoscandia: Scattered
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Western Greenland: Scattered
Eastern Greenland: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 4: 30 (1843). - Aira atropurpurea Wahlenb., Fl. Lapp.: 37 (1812). Lectotype (UPS): Finland: Inarin Lappi, "Enare socken vid Sotajoki", 22. Aug. 1802, leg. G. Wahlenberg (Moberg and Nilsson 1991: 293). - Deschampsia atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Scheele, Flora 27: 56 (1844).
2n=
14 (2x). - Europe (N), Canada (E), U.S.A. (NE), Greenland. - Numerous reports.
Geography: North American (NE) - amphi-Atlantic - European (N): NOR RUS CAN GRL.
Notes: In a comparative genetic study, European and North American plants were found to be uniform in the markers studied (allozymes, Nordal and Iversen 1993).
Higher Taxa
- Vahlodea [3418,genus]