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361216 Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii] Schltdl.

Distribution

Western Alaska: Rare
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Rare
Central Canada: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= (1) 16 (2x). - Far East (N). - Sokolovskaya (1963).
(2) 32 (4x). - Canada. - At least four reports, 11 counts from Alberta alone.
Not included: Reports of 2n = 40 (5x) and 48 (6x) by Göpfert (1974) and 2n = ca. 56 from U.S.A. (Colorado) by Löve and Kapoor (1967b). May belong to other species.

Geography: Asian (NE) - amphi-Pacific/Beringian - Cordilleran: ALA CAN.

Notes: Four other Cordilleran varieties of Ranunculus eschscholtzii are recognized.

Higher Taxa