370122a Papaver nudicaule subsp. americanum Rändel ex D.F. Murray
Distribution
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Presence uncertain
Shrub Tundra: Presence uncertain
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- D.F. Murray, Novon 5: 294 (1995). Holotype (CAN!): Canada: the Yukon Territory, the Klotassin area, southwest of Yukon River, between Selkirk and White River, Aug. 1916, leg. D.D. Cairnes 91890.
2n=
28 (4x). - Alaska. - Dawe and Murray (1981c, two counts). Tetraploid in FCM, Solstad (2009, one plant).
Geography: American Beringian: ALA? CAN?
Notes: Arctic occurrence of Papaver nudicaule subsp. americanum is not confirmed. Kiger and Murray (1997) did not map it so far north but we have seen plants that may belong to subsp. americanum from near arctic parts of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
Higher Taxa
- Papaver nudicaule [370122,species]