Taxonomy and status of Silene uralensis subsp. ogilviensis comb. nov. (Caryophyllaceae) in Yukon Territory, Canada

A new subspecific combination, Silene uralensis subsp. ogilviensis (Porsild) Brunton is proposed for a recently described endemic of the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon Territory. On the basis of a review of the type material it is compared with other North American subspecies of S. uralensis and with the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Author: Brunton, Daniel F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1981
Subjects:
Plant Science
Yukon
Canada
Ogilvie
Ogilvie Mountains
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b81-183
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b81-183
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Summary:A new subspecific combination, Silene uralensis subsp. ogilviensis (Porsild) Brunton is proposed for a recently described endemic of the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon Territory. On the basis of a review of the type material it is compared with other North American subspecies of S. uralensis and with the similar S. gonosperma of Eurasia and found to be intermediate between these two in some characteristics. No additional stations of this rare taxon have been located since its original discovery in 1968.

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