Stellaria ruscifolia Pall. ex Schltdl.
Publ. & Syn.Schltdl., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 7: 194 (1815). Described from eastern Siberia.
NotesTwo subspecies are recognized but subsp. ruscifolia reaches only the Anadyr basin in South Chukotka, not the Arctic.
Chromosomes26 (2x). - Far East (N, S). - At least three reports.
Not included: Old report(s) of 2n = ca. 50 (ca 4x) by Peterson (1935, 1936). The identity of the material is uncertain.
GeographyAmphi-Pacific/Beringian.
Parent taxonStellaria L.
Child taxa Stellaria ruscifolia subsp. aleutica Hultén
PAF ID420118
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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