Panarctic Flora

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911905 Angelica gmelinii (DC.) Pimenov

Distribution

South Chukotka: Scattered
East Chukotka: Frequent
Western Alaska: Frequent
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Frequent
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent

2n= (1) 22 (2x, x = 11). - Far East (N), Alaska. - Several reports.
(2) 28 (2x?, x = 14?). - Far East (N), Canada (W). - At least three reports.

Geography: Amphi-Pacific/Beringian: RFE ALA.

Notes: North American botanists have usually accepted only one species for their areas, Angelica lucida L. or Coelopleurum lucidum (L.) Fernald. That was also the treatment of Weinert (1973). Angelica lucida was described from eastern Canada and is in its strict meaning a non-arctic eastern North American species. The plant in northwestern North America connects morphologically to the northeastern Asian plant, A. gmelinii. Treatment as two races might be appropriate but we have seen no analysis of the morphological (or molecular) variation.

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