860802 Antennaria pulcherrima subsp. pulcherrima (Hook.) Greene
Distribution
Northern Alaska - Yukon: Rare
Central Canada: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Greene, Pittonia 3: 176 (1897). - Antennaria carpatica var. pulcherrima Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 329 (1834). Holotype (K): North America: "swamps of plains among the Rocky Mountains", leg. Drummond.
2n=
(1) 28 (4x). - North America (W). - At least three reports.
(2) 56 (8x). - North America (W). - At least five reports.
Not included: A report of 2n = 63 (9x) from British Columbia (Löve and Löve 1964a) and one of 2n = 84 (12x) from Manitoba (Löve and Löve 1982b). These numbers were not accepted by Bayer (2006). It is difficult to imagine what could have been mistaken for this characteristic species.
Geography: North American (N) - Cordilleran: ALA CAN.
Notes: In addition, a subsp. eucosma (Fernald & Wiegand) R.J. Bayer occurs in non-arctic parts of northeastern North America.
Higher Taxa
- Antennaria [8608,genus]