Mertensia eastwoodae J.F. Macbr.
Publ. & Syn.J.F. Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 49: 18 (1917). - Nomen novum for Mertensia alaskana Eastw., Bot. Gaz. (Crawfordsville) 33: 287 (1902), non Britton (1901). Described from Nome on the Seward Peninsula (Alaska). - Mertensia paniculata var. eastwoodae (J.F. Macbr.) Hultén, Ark. Bot., n. s., 7, 1: 116 (1968).
NotesWe accept specific rank for Mertensia eastwoodae after proposal by Petrovsky, supported by J. Packer (comment, unpublished results).
Chromosomes(1) 24 (4x). - Canada, U.S.A. (W). - At least three reports.
(2) 48 (8x). - North America (W). - Chinnappa and Chmielewski (1987).
(3) 72 (12x). - Alaska. - Dawe and Murray (1981c, two counts).
GeographyAmerican Beringian: ALA.
Distribution N = R     E = R     AW = r     [ key ]
Parent taxonMertensia Roth
PAF ID830404
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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)