360101d Caltha palustris subsp. caespitosa (Schipcz.)
Distribution
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Yamal - Gydan: Rare
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Scattered
Anabar - Onenyo: Rare
Kharaulakh: Rare
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Rare
Wrangel Island: Rare
South Chukotka: Rare
East Chukotka: Rare
Mid Arctic Tundra: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Presence uncertain
- Caltha caespitosa Schipcz., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada RSFSR 2: 165 (1921). Type (LE): European Russia: Novaya Zemlya, leg. Pohle. - Caltha arctica subsp. caespitosa (Schipcz.) A.P. Khokhr., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 12: 203 (1975).
2n=
52-60 (ca. 8x). - Far East (N). - At least five reports.
Geography: Asian (N): RUS SIB RFE.
Notes: Northern Siberian plants fitting the description of Caltha caespitosa differ in general appearance from northwestern European C. palustris and its subsp. radicans as typified and also from northern Canadian C. arctica as typified. The taxon is little known and needs some additional justification but may merit subspecific rank within C. palustris. Entered provisionally.
Higher Taxa
- Caltha palustris [360101,species]