Astragalus polaris Benth. ex Hook.
Publ. & Syn.Hook., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 323 (1862). Holotype (K): Alaska: Eschscholtz Bay, in Kotzebue's Sound, 1910, leg. Seeman.
NotesHultén (1968a) mapped Astragalus polaris as American Beringian but Yurtsev (1986) also mapped a significant range in northeastern Asia.
Chromosomes24 (2x, x = 12?, or 4x, x = 6?). - Far East (N), Alaska. - At least four reports.
GeographyAmphi-Beringian: RFE ALA.
Distribution N = S     AN = s     D = S     E = S     CS = s     AW = s     [ key ]
Parent taxonAstragalus L.
PAF ID630519
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)