New taxa of Claytonia section Claytonia (Portulacaceae)

A new species, Claytonia ogilviensis McNeill, is described from the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon Territory, and a new geographical race of C. lanceolata, occurring on Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula, is recognized as var. pacifica McNeill. A key is also provided to the Canadian representative...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Author: McNeill, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b72-239
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b72-239
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Summary:A new species, Claytonia ogilviensis McNeill, is described from the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon Territory, and a new geographical race of C. lanceolata, occurring on Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula, is recognized as var. pacifica McNeill. A key is also provided to the Canadian representatives of Claytonia section Claytonia, to which both new taxa are referable.