800306a Veronica wormskjoldii subsp. alterniflora (Fernald) Pennell
Distribution
Western Alaska: Rare
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- Pennell in Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 3: 793 (1951). - Veronica alpina var. alterniflora Fernald, Rhodora 41: 455 (1939). Holotype (GH): U.S.A.: Idaho, Custer Co., Cape Horn, 06. Aug. 1916, leg. Macbride and Payson 3632.
2n=
18 (2x). - Canada (W), U.S.A. (W). - At least three reports.
Geography: Cordilleran: ALA.
Notes: Subspecies alterniflora is an unresolved diploid Cordilleran plant that reaches the Arctic in western and northern Alaska (the Seward Peninsula and the Brooks Range, ALA).
Higher Taxa
- Veronica wormskjoldii s. str. [800306,species]