640503 Rubus acaulis Michx.
Distribution
East Chukotka: Presence uncertain
Western Alaska: Rare
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Scattered
Central Canada: Scattered
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 298 (1803). Described from the Lake Mistassini area (probably) in Quebec (Canada). - Rubus arcticus subsp. acaulis (Michx.) Focke, Biblioth. Bot. 17, 72: 24 (1910). - Rubus arcticus var. acaulis (Michx.) B. Boivin, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 102: 235 (1955).
- Rubus arcticus var. grandiflorus auct. amer., non Ledeb. (1843).
2n=
(1) 14 (2x). - Canada. - At least four reports.
(2) 21 (3x). - Far East (East Chukotka). - Zhukova (1982, two counts). Another report of the intriguing triploids.
Geography: Amphi-Beringian (E)? - North American (N): RFE? ALA CAN.
Notes: Hultén (1968a) tentatively reported the trans-American Rubus acaulis from Chukotka. There is also a chromosome count report from there (Zhukova 1982) but confirmation of Asian occurrence is needed.
Higher Taxa
- Rubus [6405,genus]