Arabis alpina L.
Publ. & Syn.L., Sp. Pl.: 664 (1753). Described from mountains in Switzerland and northern Scandinavia. Lectotype (BM): Herb. Clifford: 335, Arabis 1 (Jonsell in Jarvis et al. 1993: 20).
NotesAn interesting study on the quite complicated phylogeography of Arabis alpina s. lat. is Koch et al. (2006). The same or closely related species occur as far south as in the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean mountains, and in eastern Africa.
Chromosomes16 (2x). - Europe, Russia (N), Canada (E), Greenland. - Numerous reports.
Not included: Reports of tetraploid and otherwise deviating numbers from central Europe (2n = 32, Mattick in Tischler 1950; 2n = 16-17 20 32, Titz 1966) may belong to other species.
GeographyAmphi-Atlantic - European - Asian (W) & tropical mountains: ICE NOR RUS SIB CAN GRL.
Distribution N = F     B = R     C = F     GW = f     D = F     Ic = f     E = F     CC = r     HL = f     FN = f     UN = f     GE = f     SF = r     Tm = r     KP = s     [ key ]
Parent taxonArabis L.
PAF ID671701
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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)