Poa arctica R.Br.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Poa arctica R.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    A. H. Lindstrøm s.n., 3-5 Aug. 1905

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. America arct., King William Land. Gjöa Harbour [now King William Island, Gjoa Haven. Kitikmeot Region; Canadian Arctic Archipelago. At the time, this area was part of the North-West Territories, now Nunavut].

  • Collection Notes

    "Iter arcitcus [arcticum] Roald Amundsen (Gjöa-Expedition), 1903-1906." [The Gjøa was the first vessel to successfully transit the Northwest Passage in one expedition. The six crewmembers were led by renowned Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Lindstrøm was the ship's cook, who had the official task of collecting natural history specimens on behalf of the University of Christiania [now Oslo]. Amundsen was also the first to reach the South Pole, in a separate expedition in 1911.] "1904-1905"

  • Specimen Notes

    "Herb. Univers. Christianiensis" [now University of Oslo]. Record databased by staff or volunteers in the Tri-Trophic Thematic Collections Network Symbiota Portal. Transferred to NYGB database on 17 Dec. 2015.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1784531

    Occurrence ID: d4788b8e-0dfd-4be3-9e21-e53ffbec0bdf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Poa arctica R.Br.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • Locality

    America arct., King William Land. Gjöa Harbour [now King William Island, Gjoa Haven. Kitikmeot Region; Canadian Arctic Archipelago. At the time, this area was part of the North-West Territories, now Nunavut]

  • Coordinates

    68.6272, -96.3944

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