342626c Poa hartzii subsp. vrangelica (Tzvelev) Soreng & L.J. Gillespie
Distribution
Wrangel Island: Rare
Mid Arctic Tundra: Presence uncertain
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
- Soreng & L.J. Gillespie, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48: 538 (2003). - Poa vrangelica Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 37 (1974). Holotype (LE): Russian Far East: Wrangel Island, Somnitelnaya inlet, Terrace River, 04. Aug. 1964, leg. V.V. Petrovsky. - Poa hartzii var. vrangelica (Tzvelev) Prob., Bot. Zhurn. 69: 259 (1984).
2n=
(1) 49 (7x). - Far East (Wrangel Island). - Petrovsky and Zhukova (1981).
(2) 56 (8x). - Far East (Wrangel Island). - Zhukova and Petrovsky (1971).
Geography: Amphi-Beringian: RFE ALA CAN.
Notes: The chromosome numbers reported for subsp. vrangelica are lower than those known for Poa hartzii s. str., but see Petrovsky and Zhukova (1981; 2n = 70 from Wrangel Island for P. hartzii). Soreng (2007) accepted this subspecies from northern Alaska and the western Canadian Arctic Archipelago (the Queen Elisabeth Islands).
Higher Taxa
- Poa hartzii [342626,species]