| Ranunculus nivalis L. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | L., Sp. Pl.: 553 (1753). Described from Europe: "Alpibus Lapponiæ, Helvetiæ" (the latter not according to the current circumscription of the species). Lectotype (LINN): Herb. Linn. 715.38 (Benson 1954: 350). |
| Chromosomes | (1) ca. 45 48 (6x). - Europe (N), Siberia (N, C), Far East (N), Alaska, Canada, Greenland. - Numerous reports. (2) 56 (7x). - Europe (N), Siberia (N), Far East (N). - At least five reports. Not included: A report of 2n = 14 and 16 (2x) from Siberia (Malakha 1989), most probably from another taxon, and an old report of 2n = 40 (5x) from Scandinavia (Nygren in Löve and Löve 1948), perhaps from the quite frequent hybrid R. nivalis x pygmaeus. |
| Geography | Circumpolar: NOR RUS SIB RFE ALA CAN GRL. |
| Distribution | N = S A = F AN = f B = F AO = s C = F GW = s D = F E = F CC = f WI = f YG = f HL = f FN = r EP = s CE = f CS = s UN = f YK = f AW = f GE = s Kh = f SF = f CW = f Tm = f KP = r [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Ranunculus L. |
| PAF ID | 361214 |