Panarctic Flora

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420804 Arenaria pseudofrigida (Ostenf. & O.C. Dahl) Juz. ex Schischk. & Knorring

Distribution

Northern Fennoscandia: Scattered
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Svalbard - Franz Joseph Land: Frequent
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Scattered
Ellesmere Island: Rare
Eastern Greenland: Frequent
Polar desert: Presence uncertain
Northern arctic Tundra: Scattered
Mid Arctic Tundra: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered

2n= 40 (4x). - Europe (N), Greenland. - Three reports.

Geography: Amphi-Atlantic: NOR RUS GRL.

Notes: The rank of this taxon - as species or as a race of Arenaria ciliata - has been disputed. We follow the opinion of Jonsell (2001b): "A. pseudofrigida is in many recent works regarded as a subspecies of A. ciliata L., which is primarily a species of Central European mountains (described from C and SW Europe) but variously circumscribed. Taken widely, some local tetraploid taxa in the W and N of Europe (among those A. pseudofrigida) are included on subspecies level. Since the relations between the many local European taxa in the complex are far from clear, a narrow species concept is preferred here."

Higher Taxa