| Festuca groenlandica (Schol.) Fred. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Fred., Nordic J. Bot. 2: 533 (1983). - Festuca brachyphylla var. groenlandica Schol., Skr. Svalbard Nordishavet 62: 72 (1934). Holotype (O): Greenland: Akorniarmiut: Finnsbu, 14. Aug. 1932, leg. J. Devold and P.F. Scholander (stated to be "citert eksempl." [cited specimen], i.e., holotype). |
| Notes | Festuca brachyphylla var. groenlandica, later raised to rank of species as F. groenlandica, is enigmatic. It differs from F. brachyphylla mainly in quantitative characters (Frederiksen 1982) and occurs in scattered localities in western and eastern Greenland. Soreng et al. (2003) accepted it (and with the highest "acceptance level 1"). Darbyshire and Pavlick (2007) included and mapped it for Flora of North America. In view of the large variation in F. brachyphylla elsewhere, we only reluctantly accept it. |
| Chromosomes | 42 (6x). - Europe (N), Siberia (N), Far East (N), Alaska, Canada, U.S.A., Greenland. - Numerous reports. Not included: There are reports of 2n = 28 from Kolguev in northeastern European Russia and from Tiksi in northern Yakutia under the name F. brevifolia (Sokolovskaya and Strelkova 1960). We do not know what taxon or taxa they refer to. Control of vouchers is needed. |
| Geography | North American (Greenlandic): GRL. |
| Distribution | C = R GW = r D = S E = S GE = r [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Festuca L. |
| PAF ID | 342208 |