Panarctic Flora

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680202 Swida sericea (L.) Holub

Distribution

Western Alaska: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Shrub Tundra: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= 22 (2x). - Canada, U.S.A. - Several reports, numerous counts.

Geography: North American: (ALA CAN).

Notes: Hultén (1968a) mapped Swida sericea from the Yukon River Delta and the southern part of the Brooks Range in or near the Borderline Arctic (but no specimens from the Arctic in ALA). It is present in the Borderline Arctic on Hudson Bay (Scoggan 1979; Porsild and Cody 1980).

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