A phytogeographical study of South Greenland. Vascular plants

• Main Author: Feilberg, Jon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Danish Polar Center/Museum Tusculanum Press 1984
• Subjects: Feilberg; Greenland; East Greenland
• Online Access: https://tidsskrift.dk/meddrgroenland_biosci/article/view/142333

South Greenland, extending from 59° 45' to 62° 20' N., is considered a botanical province ranking with those of West, North and East Greenland. The province is divided into six vegetational zones, based on the distribution of selected taxa. A phytogeographical analysis grouped the 346 taxa into eleven distribution types, each with two to seven subtypes. Each taxon is characterized further by a map of its distribution in South Greenland, by its holarctic distribution type (HOT) and climatic distribution type (CDT), and by a chorological index value (CI). The flora of South Greenland is compared with that of adjacent areas in Greenland, and its affinities to the floras of Europe and North America shows a slight predominance of the American elements. The following new combinations are proposed: Elymus violaceus (Hornem.) J. Feilberg, Lychnis alpina L. ssp. americana (Fern.) J. Feilberg and Vaccinium oxycoccos L. ssp. microphyllum (Lange) J. Feilberg.