741401a Oxycoccus palustris subsp. palustris
Distribution
Northern Fennoscandia: Presence uncertain
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Rare
Yamal - Gydan: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 5 (1782) nom. illeg..
- Oxycoccus hagerupii Á. Löve & D. Löve, Bot. Not. 114: 40 (1961). - Nomen novum for Oxycoccus palustris var. major Lange, Fl. Dan. 17, 51: t. 3019, f. 5, a-f, p. 6 (1883). Type: the Flora Danica illustration, based on material from the Oslo area in Norway. - Vaccinium hagerupii (Á. Löve & D. Löve) Ahokas, Ann. Bot. Fenn. 8: 255 (1971).
2n=
(1) 46 48 52 (8x). - Europe, Canada. - Numerous reports.
(2) 68 70 72 (12x). - Europe (N, C), Russia (W). - Numerous reports, e.g., Ahokas (1971a).
Geography: North American - amphi-Atlantic - European - Asian: RUS SIB CAN.
Notes: The dodecaploids have been considered apart from the octoploids as Oxycoccus hagerupii (Vaccinium hagerupii) but do not differ much morphologically, except for size characters. We include them in this subspecies.
Higher Taxa
- Oxycoccus palustris [741401,species]