Panarctic Flora

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361227 Ranunculus glabriusculus Rupr.

Distribution

Northern Fennoscandia: Present (Frequency unknown)
Kanin - Pechora: Present (Frequency unknown)
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Scattered
Yamal - Gydan: Presence uncertain
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Scattered
Northern arctic Tundra: Rare
Mid Arctic Tundra: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

Geography: European (NE) - Asian (NW): RUS SIB.

Notes: Tolmachev (1971b) accepted Ranunculus borealis auct. (= R. subborealis) and R. glabriusculus as two species. Jalas and Suominen (1989) and Nurmi (2001) synonymized these two names. We have problems in following Tolmachev's (1971b) arguments in support of R. glabriusculus.

The single chromosome count assigned to R. glabriusculus (2n = 40, 5x with base 8?, from Putorana; Krogulevich 1976a) differs from all other counts assigned to R. acris s. lat. and has been omitted. It probably belongs to a taxon of the R. auricomus group.

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