Panarctic Flora

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863301 Carduus crispus L.

Distribution

Kanin - Pechora: Persistent (Adventive)
Polar Ural - Novaya Zemlya: Persistent (Adventive)
Western Greenland: Casual (Adventive)
Shrub Tundra: Persistent (Adventive)
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Rare

2n= 16 18 (2x). - Europe, Russia, Siberia, Far East (S). - Numerous reports.

Geography: European - Asian: RUS* GRL**.

Notes: Carduus crispus is adventive but may not be established in the Arctic. Tokarevskikh (1977) mapped it from the lower Pechora (arctic). Sekretareva (1999) included it as an adventive from Kanin-Pechora. It has been reported as casual from Greenland.

Higher Taxa