420210 Cerastium fischerianum Ser.
Distribution
South Chukotka: Rare
East Chukotka: Rare
Western Alaska: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Ser. in DC., Prodr. 1: 419 (1824). Holotype (G-DC): Russian Far East: Kamtchatka, leg. E. Merck. For an illustration of the type specimen, see Hultén (1930: 249).
2n=
72 (4x). - Far East (Sakhalin). - Sokolovskaya (1960b, 2n = ca. 72).
Morton (2005a) reported an additional chromosome number of 2n = 66.
Geography: Amphi-Pacific: RFE ALA.
Notes: Elven and Murray: Morton (2005a) indicated a possible merger of Cerastium fischerianum and C. beeringianum as subspecies. We do not support that proposal without further study.
Higher Taxa
- Cerastium [4202,genus]