Panarctic Flora

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344303 Alopecurus borealis Trin.

Distribution

Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Svalbard - Franz Joseph Land: Frequent
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Frequent
Yamal - Gydan: Frequent
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Frequent
Anabar - Onenyo: Frequent
Kharaulakh: Frequent
Yana - Kolyma: Frequent
West Chukotka: Frequent
Wrangel Island: Scattered
South Chukotka: Frequent
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Frequent
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Frequent
Central Canada: Frequent
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Frequent
Ellesmere Island: Frequent
Western Greenland: Scattered
Eastern Greenland: Scattered
Polar desert: Scattered
Northern arctic Tundra: Frequent
Mid Arctic Tundra: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

GBIF

2n= (1) ca. 80 (ca. 12x). - Far East (N). - Zhukova and Petrovsky (1980).
(2) 98-130 (14-18/19x). - Europe (N, W), Russia (N), Siberia (N, S), Far East (N), Alaska, Canada, Greenland. - Numerous reports, perhaps with a concentration on 2n = 112 (16x).

Geography: Circumpolar-alpine: NOR RUS SIB RFE ALA CAN GRL.

Notes: Elven and Tzvelev: Alopecurus borealis has mostly been referred to under the name A. alpinus Sm. 1803, described from Scotland. However, that name is invalidated by the previously described, non-arctic A. alpinus Vill. 1786 from the western Alps. Even if Smith's name "alpinus" is not available for a species, it is available for a race if the Scottish plants are regarded as such, or for a main northern race if the name "borealis" belongs elsewhere (see below). The European range is restricted to Svalbard, northeasternmost European Russia, and the isolated population in Scotland.

Tzvelev: The type specimen of A. borealis is from the area where also A. stejnegeri occurs. There might be problems with characterization of the species.

Higher Taxa