342008b Calamagrostis lapponica subsp. sibirica (Petrov) Tzvelev
Distribution
Kanin - Pechora: Scattered
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Scattered
Yamal - Gydan: Scattered
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Scattered
Anabar - Onenyo: Rare
Kharaulakh: Scattered
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Scattered
South Chukotka: Frequent
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Scattered
Central Canada: Scattered
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Western Greenland: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1965: 31 (1965). - Calamagrostis sibirica Petrov, Fl. Iakut.: 203 (1930). Holotype (LE): Siberia: Yakutia, birch forests in the upper reaches of Tagil River, a tributary of the Cheremnaya River falling in Tungir, 30. July 1910, leg. Sukachev and Poplavskaya H.F.R. 2732b.
- Calamagrostis lapponica var. groenlandica Lange, Consp. Fl. Groenland. 2: 296 (1887). Described from Sofiehavn and Nagsutok (Greenland).
- Calamagrostis lapponica var. nearctica A.E. Porsild, Sargentia 4: 10 (1943). Holotype (CAN): Canada: the Northwest Territories, the Mackenzie River Delta, East Branch, 6840'N, 12. Aug. 1934, leg. A.E. Porsild.
2n=
(1) 28 32 (4x). - Russia (N), Siberia (E), Canada. - Sokolovskaya and Strelkova (1960); Bowden (1960b); Belaeva and Siplivinsky (1981). For a report from European Russia (Sokolovskaya and Strelkova 1960), see below.
(2) 42 (6x). - Europe (N), Far East (N), Canada, Greenland. - Several reports, mainly for C. sibirica or var. groenlandica.
(3) 49 (7x). - Europe (N). - Nygren (1946).
The report of a tetraploid count from Kolguev in European Russia (Sokolovskaya and Strelkova 1960) is enigmatic. Other researchers have reported only high-polyploids from that area. Also the other tetraploid counts should be considered critically. Vouchers need to be checked for possible misidentifications (i.e., C. neglecta).
Geography: Circumboreal-polar: RUS SIB RFE ALA CAN GRL.
Notes: In Norway, subsp. sibirica is restricted to the northernmost parts but do not reach the Arctic. The identity between the Greenland and North American plants and Eurasian subsp. sibirica needs confirmation. Above we have assumed that the names "groenlandica" and "nearctica" belong within subsp. sibirica.
Higher Taxa
- Calamagrostis lapponica [342008,species]