641060a Potentilla anserina subsp. anserina
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Frequent
Northern Fennoscandia: Scattered
Kanin - Pechora: Presence uncertain
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Central Canada: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Western Greenland: Rare
Eastern Greenland: Presence uncertain
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
2n=
(1) 28 (4x). - Europe, Russia, Siberia, Far East, Canada, U.S.A. - Numerous reports.
(2) 35 (5x). - Europe (Sweden). - Lövkvist in Weimarck (1963); Lövkvist and Hultgård (1999, two populations).
(3) 42 (6x). - Europe, U.S.A. - Several reports.
Geography: Circumboreal: ICE NOR RUS CAN GRL.
Notes: Kurtto et al. (2004): "Tetraploid (possibly allopolyploid) to hexaploid (hexaploids possibly autoallopolyploids arising from the fusion of reduced and non-reduced tetraploid gametes)."
In southwestern Greenland, subsp. anserina is either native, a Medieval Norse adventive, or due to a more recent introduction (Pedersen 1972).
Higher Taxa
- Potentilla anserina [641060,species]