630519 Astragalus polaris Benth. ex Hook.
Distribution
South Chukotka: Scattered
Western Alaska: Scattered
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Scattered
Southern Arcti Tundra: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- Hook., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 323 (1862). Holotype (K): Alaska: Eschscholtz Bay, in Kotzebue's Sound, 1910, leg. Seeman.
2n=
24 (2x, x = 12?, or 4x, x = 6?). - Far East (N), Alaska. - At least four reports.
Geography: Amphi-Beringian: RFE ALA.
Notes: Hultén (1968a) mapped Astragalus polaris as American Beringian but Yurtsev (1986) also mapped a significant range in northeastern Asia.
Higher Taxa
- Astragalus [6305,genus]