Panarctic Flora

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610206a Betula pubescens subsp. pubescens

Distribution

Northern Fennoscandia: Presence uncertain
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

GBIF

2n= 56 (4x). - Europe. - Numerous reports.

Geography: European - Asian (W): RUS SIB.

Notes: Jonsell (2000c) considered Betula concinna and B. coriacea parts of the normal variation of the lowland race of B. pubescens and reduced the names to synonymy. Both names were based on plants from within the range of subsp. pubescens in Sweden.

Higher Taxa