810712 Pedicularis novaiae-zemliae (Hultén) Kozhevn.
Distribution
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Scattered
Yamal - Gydan: Rare
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Kharaulakh: Presence uncertain
Wrangel Island: Rare
Northern arctic Tundra: Rare
Mid Arctic Tundra: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Frequent
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Rare
- Kozhevn., Bot. Zhurn. 63: 1440 (1978). - Pedicularis sudetica subsp. novaiae-zemliae Hultén, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 55: 202 (1961). Holotype (S): European Russia: Novaya Zemlya, Matotschkin Sharr, 06. Aug. 1891, leg. O. Ekstam.
2n=
16 (2x). - Far East (Wrangel Island). - Zhukova and Petrovsky (1971).
Geography: European (NE) - Asian (N): RUS SIB RFE.
Notes: Molau and Murray (1996) merged Pedicularis novaiae-zemliae with P. albolabiata.
Ivanina: I contest that merger. These plants differ in a series of characters, e.g., color of corolla, shape of spike, and dissection of lower bracts, though less characteristic specimens sometimes occur. On Wrangel Island both taxa are sympatric, rather common, but normally restricted to different habitats (according to Yurtsev), P. albolabiata to peat mires and P. novaiae-zemliae to mineral, mesic to dry habitats.
Murray: I agree that the merger might have been a bit hasty and that P. novaiae-zemliae could be considered a taxon.
Higher Taxa
- Pedicularis [8107,genus]