A new species of Lesquerella (Cruciferae) in northwestern Canada

A new species of Lesquerella endemic to the Richardson and Ogilvie Mountains of northwestern Canada is described as Lesquerella Calderi Mulligan and Porsild. It is tetraploid with the base number x = 5 and is most closely related to Lesquerella arctica (Wormskj.) Watson, a widespread species of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Authors: Mulligan, Gerald A., Porsild, A. E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
Subjects:
Plant Science
Arctic
Canada
Ogilvie
Ogilvie Mountains
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b69-025
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b69-025
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Summary:A new species of Lesquerella endemic to the Richardson and Ogilvie Mountains of northwestern Canada is described as Lesquerella Calderi Mulligan and Porsild. It is tetraploid with the base number x = 5 and is most closely related to Lesquerella arctica (Wormskj.) Watson, a widespread species of the Arctic that is dodecaploid with the base x = 5.

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