760202c Gentianella amarella subsp. acuta (Michx.) J.M. Gillett
Distribution
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Anabar - Onenyo: Rare
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Rare
Western Greenland: Rare
Eastern Greenland: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- J.M. Gillett, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44: 253 (1957). - Gentiana acuta Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 177 (1803). Type: North America, "In altis montibus Carolinae et in Canada, prope Tadoussack Quebec", leg. Michaux. - Gentianella acuta (Michx.) Hiitonen, Memoranda Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 25: 76 (1950). - Gentiana amarella subsp. acuta (Michx.) E. Murray, Kalmia 12: 20 (1982).
- Gentiana plebeja Cham. & Schltdl., Linnaea 1: 181 (1826). Type: Alaska: the Aleutian Islands, Unalaska, leg Chamisso. Isotype in NY. - Gentianella acuta subsp. plebeja (Cham. & Schltdl.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 2: 118 (1967). - Gentiana amarella var. plebeja (Cham. & Schltdl.) Hultén, Ark. Bot., n. s., 7, 1: 107 (1968).
2n=
18 (2x). - Siberia (S), Canada, U.S.A. (W). - At least five reports, numerous counts.
Not included: A report of 2n = 36 (4x) for G. acuta from "North America" (Löve 1954b, an untrustworthy paper).
Geography: Asian (NE) - amphi-Beringian - North American: SIB CAN GRL.
Notes: It is not clear whether Gentianella amarella subsp. acuta reaches the Arctic in the Russian Far East and in most parts of Siberia.
Higher Taxa
- Gentianella amarella [760202,species]