Oxytropis arctica subsp. arctica
Publ. & Syn.R. Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 20 (1823). Lectotype (K): Canada: the Northwest Territories?, Melville Island [the Winter Harbour area, 1819-1820], leg. Mr. Beverley (Welsh 1995: 275).
NotesElven and Murray: See discussions above. We here consider O. arctica s. str. a northeastern Alaskan and northwestern Canadian 10-12-ploidal race or species, including both red/blue and white-flowered plants.
Chromosomes(1) 80 (10x). - Canada (Melville Island). - Mosquin and Hayley (1966).
(2) 96 (12x). - Canada (Melville Island). - Mosquin and Hayley (1966); Löve and Löve (1975d).
GeographyNorth American (NW): ALA CAN.
Distribution N = R     AN = s     B = R     C = F     D = F     E = F     CC = f     HL = r     [ key ]
Parent taxonOxytropis arctica R. Br.
PAF ID630620a
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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)