500713 Saxifraga balandinii Zhmylev
Distribution
West Chukotka: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- Zhmylev, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 104, 2: 40 (1999). - Nomen novum for Saxifraga stellerana var. pubifolia Zhmylev, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 93, 1: 96 (1988). Described from the Russian Far East.
Geography: Asian Beringian: RFE.
Notes: Zhmylev commented that Saxifraga balandinii probably is a polyploid hybrid species from S. stellerana x S. funstonii (i.e., between the aggregates). No chromosome number is reported yet that supports polyploidy. The species is only provisionally accepted.
Higher Taxa
- Saxifraga [5007,genus]