| Smelowskia borealis (Greene) W.H. Drury & Rollins | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Smelowskia borealis var. jordalii W.H. Drury & Rollins, Rhodora 54: 116 (1952). Holotype (MIN): Alaska: the northeastern Brooks Range, Lake Peters, the Romanzoff Mountains, lat. 6920'N, long 14500'W, 11. July 1948, leg. L.A. Spetzman 597. - Smelowskia borealis subsp. jordalii (W.H. Drury & Rollins) Cody, Canad. Field-Naturalist 108: 94 (1994). |
| Notes | Murray and Elven: Drury and Rollins (1952) and Rollins (1993) divided Smelowskia borealis on several varieties. We are skeptical to whether a consistent division is possible and this doubt was expressed earlier by Gjærevoll (1963), Hultén (1968b), and Yurtsev (in comments). Warwick et al. (2003a) found no molecular support for a division but their markers probably would not have resolution at such low taxonomic level. Al-Shehbaz (2010f) discussed the variation but refrained from accepting infraspecific taxa. |
| Chromosomes | 12 (2x). - Alaska. - At least four reports for var. villosa, var. jordalii, and var. koliana. Not included: The Asian chromosome reports referred by Löve and Löve (1975a) for Ermania borealis (= Smelowskia borealis) belong to S. parryoides. The Löves confused these two species. |
| Geography | American Beringian: ALA CAN. |
| Distribution | N = S AN = s D = S E = S AW = r [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Smelowskia C.A. Mey. |
| PAF ID | 670206 |