Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schltdl.
Publ. & Syn.Schltdl., Animadv. Bot. Ranunc. Cand. 2: 16 (1820). Described from Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska).
NotesFour other Cordilleran varieties of Ranunculus eschscholtzii are recognized.
Chromosomes(1) 16 (2x). - Far East (N). - Sokolovskaya (1963).
(2) 32 (4x). - Canada. - At least four reports, 11 counts from Alberta alone.
Not included: Reports of 2n = 40 (5x) and 48 (6x) by Göpfert (1974) and 2n = ca. 56 from U.S.A. (Colorado) by Löve and Kapoor (1967b). May belong to other species.
GeographyAsian (NE) - amphi-Pacific/Beringian - Cordilleran: ALA CAN.
Distribution N = F     AN = r     E = R     CC = r     AW = r     [ key ]
Parent taxonRanunculus L.
PAF ID361216
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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