PAF: Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

	Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones
Publ. & Syn.	Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg 15, 1: 29 (1869). Type: European Russia: Novaya Zemlya, "ad sinum Kostin Schar", leg. A. Lehmann.
Notes	Astragalus americanus reaches the Borderline Arctic. Porsild and Cody (1980) mapped localities on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay. Scoggan (1978c) reported the relevant localities to be Severn River (c. 5545'N), Fawn River (5410'N), and south of York Factory.
Chromosomes	16 (2x). - Canada. - At least three reports.
Geography	North American (NW): (CAN).
Distribution	N = S E = b HL = b [ key ]
Parent taxon	Astragalus L.
PAF ID	630503

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