630506 Astragalus sealei Lepage
Distribution
South Chukotka: Scattered
East Chukotka: Rare
Western Alaska: Scattered
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Rare
- Lepage, Naturaliste Canad. 85: 102 (1958). Holotype (DS): Canada: the Yukon Territory, Herschel Island, 22. Aug. 1896, leg. A. Seale. - Astragalus eucosmus subsp. sealei (Lepage) Hultén, Ark. Bot., n. s., 7, 1: 77 (1968).
2n=
16 (2x). - Far East (N), Alaska. - Several reports.
Reports of 2n = 16 (2x) from East Chukotka: Zaliv Kresta and Amguema (Zhukova et al. 1973, for A. oroboides), and South Chukotka: Koryak (Sokolovskaya 1968, for A. norvegicus) most probably belong to A. sealei. Astragalus norvegicus (= A. oroboides) is not currently accepted from Chukotka.
Geography: Amphi-Beringian (E): RFE ALA CAN.
Higher Taxa
- Astragalus [6305,genus]