641051 Potentilla elegans Cham. & Schltdl.
Distribution
Kharaulakh: Scattered
West Chukotka: Frequent
Wrangel Island: Frequent
South Chukotka: Frequent
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Rare
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Scattered
Mid Arctic Tundra: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
2n=
(1) 14 (2x). - Far East (N). - At least four reports, several counts.
(2) 28 (4x). - Far East (N). - Popoff (1939); Zhukova (1965a).
Geography: Asian (C-NE) - amphi-Beringian: SIB RFE ALA.
Notes: The representatives of sect. Aureae that reach the Arctic belong to three groups: Potentilla crantzii + P. gelida, P. hyparctica + P. pulviniformis, and P. fragiformis + P. nana. Yurtsev proposed two additional hybrid species not fully accepted by Elven, Murray, and Aiken.
Higher Taxa
- Potentilla [6410,genus]