| Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | DC. in Lam. & DC., Fl. Franç., éd. 3, 3: 174 (1805). - Uvularia amplexifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 304 (1753). Described from Europe: "Bohemia, Siletia, Saxonia, Delphinatus". Type not designated (Jarvis 2007: 910). |
| Notes | Streptopus amplexifolius is a very widespread and disjunct alpine-arctic species with several races. The plant reaches the Arctic in North America including Greenland. |
| Chromosomes | (1) 24 (4x). - Far East (S, N), Canada (W), U.S.A. (W). - Several reports. (2) 36 (6x). - Far East (Japan, Kuriles). - Three reports. For a discussion of the eastern Asian plants with 2n = 36, see Taylor and Mulligan (1968). Not included: Reports of some strange numbers (2n = 10, 12) are based on cultivated material of uncertain identity. |
| Geography | European & Asian (C) & amphi-Pacific - North American. |
| Parent taxon | Streptopus Michx. |
| Child taxa |
Streptopus amplexifolius subsp. americanus (Schult.) Á. Löve & D. Löve |
| PAF ID | 260401 |