New Records of Vascular Plants in the Yukon Territory VI

Based on field reconnaissance mainly in 2002 in the southern part of the Yukon and particularly in and adjacent to Kluane National Park, information is provided on geographically significant plant occurrences. Six native taxa, Atriplex alaskensis, Claytonia megarrhiza, Corispermum ochotense var. ala...

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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Cody, William J., Kennedy, Catherine E., Bennett, Bruce, Caswell, Phil
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2004
Subjects:
Vascular plants
Yukon Territory
flora
new records
range extensions
phytogeography
Kluane National Park
Polemonium boreale
Yukon
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/58
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i4.58
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Summary:Based on field reconnaissance mainly in 2002 in the southern part of the Yukon and particularly in and adjacent to Kluane National Park, information is provided on geographically significant plant occurrences. Six native taxa, Atriplex alaskensis, Claytonia megarrhiza, Corispermum ochotense var. alaskanum, Oxytropis arctica, Polemonium acutiflorum forma lacteum and Polemonium boreale forma albiflorum, and four introduced taxa. Arabis caucasica, Camelina sativa, Senecio eremophilus, and Setaria viridis are reported new to the known flora of the Yukon Territory. Significant range extensions for 158 native and 21 introduced taxa are included. Parrya arctica, Armoracia rusticana, Atriplex patula and Papaver nudicaule ssp. nudicaule are excluded from the Yukon flora.

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