Panarctic Flora

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810501 Bartsia alpina L.

Distribution

Northern Iceland: Frequent
Northern Fennoscandia: Frequent
Kanin - Pechora: Frequent
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Scattered
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Frequent
Western Greenland: Frequent
Eastern Greenland: Scattered
Mid Arctic Tundra: Presence uncertain
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= (1) 12 (2x). - Europe (C). - Mattick in Tischler (1950); Favarger (1953).
(2) 24 28 (4x). - Europe (N, C), Russia (N), Canada, Greenland. - Numerous reports.
(3) 36 (6x). - Europe (C). - Doulat (1946); Favarger and Küpfer (1968).
(4) 48 (8x). - Europe (C). - Greilhuber (1971).

Geography: North American (NE) - amphi-Atlantic - European (N/C): ICE NOR RUS CAN GRL.

Notes: Löve and Löve (1975a) accepted only tetraploid plants as Bartsia alpina s. str. Counts of other ploidy levels are all made on plants from the central European mountains and indicate that the species might be more variable there than in the Arctic.

Higher Taxa