| Minuartia L. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Lange in Rink, Grønland 2: 133 (1857). - Arenaria caespitosa J. Vahl, Fl. Dan. 13, 39: t. 2289 (1840). Lectotype (C): Greenland, leg. Vahl (Crow 1978: 57). - Spergella caespitosa (J. Vahl) Á. Löve & D. Löve, Bot. Not. 128: 508 (1976). |
| Notes | Elven and Petrovsky: The molecular results of Nepokroeff et al. (2001) suggest that Minuartia is not monophyletic, which does not surprise us. However, except for Cherleria we keep Minuartia in its collective meaning for the Checklist. A division on several genera should be based on a more extensive molecular analysis. However, we sort the species on informal groups corresponding to the proposed genera. |
| Chromosomes | 84 88 (ca. 12x). - Europe (N), Canada. - At least five reports. Approximately dodecaploid in FCM (Westergaard pers. comm., several populations). Not included: A report of 2n = 100 from Iceland (Löve and Löve 1944b, omitted by Löve and Löve 1975a). |
| Geography | Amphi-Atlantic: ICE NOR CAN GRL. |
| Parent taxon | Caryophyllaceae |
| Child taxa |
Minuartia arctica (Steven ex Ser.) Graebn. Minuartia biflora (L.) Schinz & Thell. Minuartia dawsonensis (Britton) House Minuartia elegans (Cham. & Schltdl.) Schischk. Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) , Ostenf. Minuartia macrocarpa (Pursh) Ostenf. Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House Minuartia rossii (R. Br. ex Richardson) Graebn. Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern Minuartia stricta (Sw.) Hiern Minuartia verna (L.) Hiern Minuartia yukonensis Hultén The Minuartia arctica aggregate The Minuartia rossii aggregate |
| PAF ID | 4204 |