Panarctic Flora

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420401 Minuartia verna subsp. verna (L.) Hiern

Distribution

Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Kharaulakh: Scattered
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Scattered
East Chukotka: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Presence uncertain
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= (1) 24 26 (2x, x = 12). - Europe. - Numerous reports.
(2) 48 (4x, x = 12). - Europe, Africa (NW). - Several reports.
There are some old European reports of higher numbers in this species: 2n = 78 (6x, x = 13?) and ca. 120 (10x, x = 12).

Geography: European - Asian: RUS SIB RFE.

Notes: Minuartia verna is polymorphic with several described subspecies. The material from the Arctic has been assigned to subsp. verna but the reasons for this are not known to us.

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