Panarctic Flora

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672501 Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Distribution

Northern Iceland: Persistent (Adventive)
Northern Fennoscandia: Persistent (Adventive)
Kanin - Pechora: Persistent (Adventive)
Svalbard - Franz Joseph Land: Casual (Adventive)
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Persistent (Adventive)
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Persistent (Adventive)
Western Alaska: Casual (Adventive)
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Persistent (Adventive)
Central Canada: Persistent (Adventive)
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Persistent (Adventive)
Western Greenland: Persistent (Adventive)
Mid Arctic Tundra: Casual (Adventive)
Southern Arcti Tundra: Persistent (Adventive)
Shrub Tundra: Persistent (Adventive)
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered

GBIF

2n= (1) 16 (2x). - Europe (SE), Siberia (S), Asia (SW). - Several reports.
(2) 32 (4x). - Europe, Canada. - Numerous reports.

Geography: European - Asian (W)?: ICE* NOR* RUS* SIB* ALA* CAN* GRL*.

Notes: Capsella bursa-pastoris is an archaeophyte in the Arctic in Iceland, Norway, and Greenland, in the last-mentioned area found subfossil in the Medieval Norse settlements (Pedersen 1972). It has been reported as adventive in all Russian areas.

Higher Taxa