740401 Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Rare
Northern Fennoscandia: Frequent
Kanin - Pechora: Frequent
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Frequent
West Chukotka: Rare
South Chukotka: Scattered
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Rare
Central Canada: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Western Greenland: Frequent
Eastern Greenland: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Presence uncertain
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Bab., Man. Brit. Bot.: 194 (1843). - Andromeda caerulea L., Sp. Pl.: 393 (1753). Lectotype (LINN): Sweden. Herb. Linn. 563.3 (Jonsell in Cafferty and Jarvis 2002b: 752).
2n=
24 (2x). - Europe (N), Russia (N), Canada, U.S.A. (NE), Greenland. - Several reports.
Geography: North American (NE) - amphi-Atlantic - European & Asian (C-NE) - amphi-Beringian: ICE NOR RUS RFE ALA CAN GRL.
Notes: Elven: The range of Phyllodoce caerulea is disjunct, broadly amphi-Atlantic and broadly central Asian to amphi-Beringian, with gaps of 30 longitude in North America and 110 in Eurasia. The Beringian plants superficially look different from the Atlantic ones but no study has been undertaken.
Higher Taxa
- Phyllodoce [7404,genus]