Luzula wahlenbergii Rupr.
Publ. & Syn.Rupr., Fl. Samojed. Cisural.: 58 (1845). Syntypes: (1; UPS, S etc.) Norway: Finnmark, Alta, "Kaafjord", [1842], leg M.N. Blytt in E. Fries, Herb. Norm. fasc. 8: 70; (2; LE, UPS etc.) European Russia: "Litt. austr. insl. Kolguev", leg. F.J. Ruprecht.
NotesFor the isolated Greenland occurrence of Luzula wahlenbergii, see Holmen and Mathiesen (1953).
Chromosomes24. - Europe (N), Far East (N), Alaska, Canada, Greenland. - Numerous reports.
Kirschner et al. (2002a) classified the chromosomes as all 'half-sized', i.e., as split from 2n = 12.
Not included: A report of 2n = 36 from northern Sweden (Löve and Löve 1944a, omitted by Löve and Löve 1975a) probably belongs to the L. arcuata group.
GeographyCircumpolar-alpine: NOR RUS SIB RFE ALA CAN GRL.
Distribution N = S     AN = s     AO = f     C = S     D = F     E = F     CC = s     YG = f     HL = s     FN = f     CE = f     CS = f     UN = f     YK = s     AW = f     GE = r     Kh = f     SF = r     CW = f     Tm = f     KP = f     [ key ]
Parent taxonLuzula DC.
PAF ID320205
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