Panarctic Flora

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862224 Artemisia dracunculus L.

Distribution

Taimyr - Severnaya Zemlya: Rare
Anabar - Onenyo: Rare
Yana - Kolyma: Rare
West Chukotka: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= 18 (2x). - Siberia, Asia (SC), North America. - Several reports.
Native plants seem to be diploid. Two other chromosome numbers are reported for cultivated Tarragon: 2n = 36 (4x) for 'French Tarragon' and 2n = 90 (10x) for 'Russian Tarragon' (Rousi 1969). Kawatani and Ohno (1964) reported the numbers 2n = 18, 36, 54, and 72 for the species.

Geography: European - Asian & North American (W): SIB RFE.

Notes: Artemisia dracunculus also reaches Alaska and the Yukon Territory but not the Arctic.

Higher Taxa