Chenopodium "glaucum" var. pulchrum Aellen
Publ. & Syn.Aellen, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 47 (1929). Type (US): Alaska: "hot springs on the Tanana River" [probably Manley or Chena Hot Springs], 1909, leg. A.S. Hitchcock.
NotesVariety pulchrum is a dwarf ecotype from geothermal sites in East Chukotka and Alaska. The Seward Peninsula dot by Clemants and Mosyakin (2003) probably belongs to this race. Hultén (1928) mentioned it as f. pusilla. The variety may belong to C. salinum.
Chromosomes18 (2x). - Canada. - At least four reports.
GeographyAmphi-Beringian: RFE ALA.
Distribution N = R     E = R     CE = r     AW = r     [ key ]
Parent taxonChenopodium salinum Standl.
PAF ID430106a
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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