830505 Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Persistent (Adventive)
Northern Fennoscandia: Persistent (Adventive)
Kanin - Pechora: Casual (Adventive)
Svalbard - Franz Joseph Land: Casual (Adventive)
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Casual (Adventive)
Western Greenland: Persistent (Adventive)
Mid Arctic Tundra: Casual (Adventive)
Southern Arcti Tundra: Casual (Adventive)
Shrub Tundra: Persistent (Adventive)
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- Hill, Veg. Syst. 7: 55 (1764). - Myosotis scorpioides var. arvensis L., Sp. Pl.: 131 (1753). Lectotype (BM-000557904): Europe. Herb. Clifford: 45, Myosotis 1 (Selvi in Cafferty and Jarvis 2004b: 803).
2n=
48 50-54 (6x). - Europe, Canada (W). - Numerous reports of 2n = 48 and 52 and also of other numbers.
Not included: A report of 2n = 36 from Greece (Strid and Franzén 1981, for M. arvensis subsp. arvensis). Merxmüller (1970) considered only counts of 2n = 52 to be correct.
Geography: European - Asian (W): ICE* NOR* RUS** SIB** GRL*.
Notes: Myosotis arvensis is native or a well established archaeophyte in Iceland (Kristinsson 2010) and northern Norway and seems to be an established adventive in Ivigtut in southwestern Greenland (Pedersen 1972). It is probably casual elsewhere.
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Source: TeunSpaans at Wikispecies
Higher Taxa
- Myosotis [8305,genus]