Deschampsia beringensis Hultén
Publ. & Syn.Hultén, Fl. Kamtchatka 1: 107 (1927). Holotype (S): Russian Far East: the Commander Islands, Bering Island, 1921, leg. Sandberg. - Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. beringensis (Hultén) W.E. Lawr., Amer. J. Bot. 32: 302 (1945).
NotesDeschampsia beringensis has been introduced and is established in at least three localities in the Arctic in Iceland (Kristinsson 2008). It is extensively used for soil stabilization and land reclamation in the interior parts. Barkworth (2007b) treated this plant as D. cespitosa subsp. beringensis.
Chromosomes26 (2x). - Far East (N), Canada, U.S.A. - At least five reports.
Not included: A report of 2n = 42 from the Russian Far East (Sokolovskaya and Probatova 1975) should be checked against voucher before acceptance.
GeographyAmphi-Pacific/Beringian: ICE* ALA.
Distribution N = F     Ic = *     E = R     AW = s     [ key ]
Parent taxonDeschampsia P. Beauv.
PAF ID341608
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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