861201c Arnica angustifolia subsp. iljinii (Maguire) I.K. Ferguson
Distribution
Kanin - Pechora: Rare
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Scattered
Yamal - Gydan: Scattered
Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Frequent
Anabar - Onenyo: Scattered
Kharaulakh: Frequent
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Frequent
Wrangel Island: Frequent
South Chukotka: Scattered
East Chukotka: Frequent
Mid Arctic Tundra: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- I.K. Ferguson, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 67: 282 (1973). - Arnica alpina subsp. iljinii Maguire, Brittonia 4: 411 (1943). Lectotype (LE): Siberia, "unterlauf des Jenissei, Ust Jenisseisk Port (6939'N. Br.)", 04. Aug. 1926, leg. A.I. Tolmachev (Maguire 1943: 411). - Arnica iljinii (Maguire) Iljin, Fl. URSS 26: 658 (1961).
2n=
(1) 38 (2x). - Cultivated plants. - Barker (1967).
(2) 56 57 (3x). - Russia (N), Siberia (N), Far East (N). - Numerous reports.
(3) 76 (4x). - Far East (East Chukotka). - Zhukova (1982, three counts).
Geography: European (NE) - Asian (N): RUS SIB RFE.
Notes: Subspecies iljinii is the major Eurasian race from northeastern European Russia to the Chukchi Peninsula. An efficient comparison between Chukotkan subsp. iljinii and Alaskan subsp. angustifolia has not been undertaken.
Higher Taxa
- Arnica angustifolia [861201,species]