630523 Astragalus schelichovii Turcz.
Distribution
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Kharaulakh: Rare
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Frequent
South Chukotka: Frequent
East Chukotka: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Presence uncertain
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
2n=
(1) 16 (2x). - Siberia, Far East (N). - Numerous reports.
(2) 32 (4x). - Far East (West Chukotka). - Zhukova and Petrovsky (1977); Zhukova (1983, together with the diploid).
Geography: Asian (NE): SIB RFE.
Notes: Welsh (2007) assigned the northern North American representative to the Asian Astragalus laxmannii as a variety. It is probable that he would have assigned also the two northern Asian representatives of sect. Onobrychoidei below in the same way.
Higher Taxa
- Astragalus [6305,genus]