800201b Lagotis glauca subsp. lanceolata (Hultén) D.F. Murray & Elven
Distribution
Yana - Kolyma: Presence uncertain
West Chukotka: Scattered
Wrangel Island: Scattered
South Chukotka: Scattered
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Frequent
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Frequent
Polar desert: Presence uncertain
Northern arctic Tundra: Scattered
Mid Arctic Tundra: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- D.F. Murray & Elven, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 4: 219-220 (2010). - Lagotis glauca var. lanceolata Hultén, Fl. Kamtsch. 4: 105 (1930). Described from northern Kamtchatka and Karaginsky Island (the Russian Far East). Several specimens cited.
- ?Gymnandra stelleri Ledeb. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 773 (1825). Described from southeastern Siberia, leg. Pallas.
- ?Gymnandra stelleri Cham. & Schltdl., Linnaea 2: 563 (1827) nom. illeg.. Described from southeastern Siberia, leg. Pallas, and from Chukotka (the Russian Far East). - ?Lagotis glauca subsp. stelleri (Cham. & Schltdl.) Gjærev., Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (Trondheim) 1967, 10: 30 (1967) comb. inval..
2n=
22 (2x). - Far East (N), Alaska, Canada (NW). - Several reports.
Geography: Amphi-Beringian: SIB? RFE ALA CAN.
Notes: The plants of Yana-Kolyma may belong to either subsp. lanceolata or subsp. minor. They have not been inspected.
The name Gymnandra stelleri Ledeb. ex Spreng. 1825 may belong to this race but this will be difficult to decide because no type specimen is known and because the diagnosis does not fit our plant. The name Gymnandra stelleri Cham. & Schltdl. 1827 refers back to the same Pallas collection as the previous name and in addition to northern Chukotkan plants certainly belonging within this race, but is an illegitimate homonym. In addition, the diagnosis does not fit this race. The subspecific combination L. glauca subsp. stelleri Gjærev. 1967 is, in addition, invalid because of insufficient reference to the basionym. Instead of trying to validate the Gjærevoll subspecific combination by a sufficient reference to a basionym and designation of a lecto or neotype, we decided to raise Hultén's var. lanceolata to rank as subspecies. This name is based on an adequate diagnosis fitting our plant and an unambiguous type can be selected (even if we have not done so yet).
Higher Taxa
- Lagotis glauca [800201,species]