440108 Claytonia sarmentosa C.A. Mey.
Distribution
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Frequent
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Scattered
Mid Arctic Tundra: Presence uncertain
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- C.A. Mey., Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 1: 137 (1829). Holotype (LE): Alaska: the Pribilof Islands, St. George Island, leg. Eschscholtz. - Montia sarmentosa (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. in A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1, 2: 272 (1897).
2n=
(1) 10. - Far East (N), Alaska, Canada (NW). - At least four reports.
(2) 14. - Alaska. - Davis and Bowmer (1966).
(3) 15. - Alaska. - Lewis and Suda (1968).
(4) 16. - Alaska. - Davis and Bowmer (1966, two counts).
(5) 28. - Alaska. - Davis and Bowmer (1966).
(6) 32. - Alaska. - Davis and Bowmer (1966).
Geography: Amphi-Beringian: RFE ALA CAN.
Notes: The chromosome number variation in this morphologically distinct species should warn us against assigning too much importance to chromosome number differences in the taxonomy of northern Claytonias.
Higher Taxa
- Claytonia [4401,genus]