Systematic and phylogeographic implications of molecular variation in the western North American roseroot, Rhodiola integrifolia (Crassulaceae)

• Main Author: Guest, Heidi J.
• Other Authors: Allen, Geraldine A.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Sedum integrifolium; North America; Geographical distribution; UVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Biology::Botany; Arctic; Queen Charlotte; Yukon; Alaska; Beringia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2812

The roseroot genus Rhodiola is widely distributed in arctic and alpine areas of the Northern Hemisphere. It is most speciose in the high mountain ranges of central Asia. Rhodiola integrifolia occurs at high altitudes and high latitudes in western North America and northeastern Asia. During the Pleis...