770801a Stachys palustris subsp. pilosa (Nutt.) Epling
Distribution
Central Canada: 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: Scattered
- Epling, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 80: 63 (1934). - Stachys palustris taxon (*) pilosa Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 48 (1834). Type: U.S.A.: "valleys of the Rocky Mountains" presumably Montana or Idaho, leg. Wyeth.
2n=
(1) 34. - Mulligan et al. (1983, for "palustris" coll.).
(2) 64. - North America. - Several reports for "palustris", "pilosa", and "hispida".
(3) 68. - North America. - Mulligan et al. (1983, for "palustris" coll.); Mulligan and Munro (1989, for "pilosa").
(4) 96. - Canada. - Gill (1981a, 1981b, for "palustris").
(5) 102. - North America. - Mulligan et al. (1983, for "palustris" coll.); Gervais and Cayouette (1985, for "palustris").
It is probable that some of the North American reports belong to introduced subsp. palustris. There are numerous base chromosome numbers in this genus. Some of the numbers above seem to be based on x = 8 or perhaps 16, others on x = 17.
Geography: North American: (CAN).
Notes: Subspecies pilosa reaches the Borderline Arctic in the Mackenzie River Delta and on the southern Hudson Bay (e.g., Porsild and Cody 1980).
Higher Taxa
- Stachys palustris [770801,species]