710107 Primula egaliksensis Wormsk. ex Hornem.
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
East Chukotka: Scattered
Western Alaska: Scattered
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Scattered
Central Canada: Scattered
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Western Greenland: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Hornem., Fl. Dan. 9, 26: 4, t. 1511 (1816). Holotype (C): Greenland: Igaliko, 1813, leg. Wormskjold.
2n=
(1) 36 (4x). - Alaska, Canada, Greenland. - At least five reports.
(2) 40 (4x). - Far East (N), Canada. - At least four reports.
Geography: Amphi-Beringian - North American (N) - amphi-Atlantic (W): (ICE) RFE ALA CAN GRL.
Notes: Guggisberg et al. (2006), followed by Kelso (2009c), cite morphological and genetic evidence supporting an allopolyploid origin of Primula egaliksensis from P. nutans (2n = 20, 22) and P. mistassinica (2n = 18).
Solstad and Elven: Primula egaliksensis was present in the Borderline Arctic in a locality at Dalvik by Eyjafjördur in Iceland (Kristinsson 2008). The identity of the plant has been confirmed by U.-M. Hultgård (in comment) and by us but the site has been destroyed (H. Kristinsson, comment).
Higher Taxa
- Primula [7101,genus]