Arctophila fulva (Trin.) Andersson

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Arctophila fulva (Trin.) Andersson

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 4314 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 23 Jul 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. N side of Heart Lake, below rocky cliff, SW of Kugluktuk, 5.64 km SW of mouth of Coppermine River.

  • Habitat

    Rocky clay lakeshore. Festuca rubra subsp. arctica, Artemisia tilesii, Trisetum spicatum, Chrysosplenium spp., Tephroseris palustris, Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena. Locally common, dense stand emergent in shallow water and extending onto shore.

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, K, NY, QFA, UBC)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697267

    Occurrence ID: fd453620-84a6-4f9f-b04c-5ec0139328d0

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    N side of Heart Lake, below rocky cliff, SW of Kugluktuk, 5.64 km SW of mouth of Coppermine River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 39 m. (128 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.8094, -115.215

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Correction sent by J.M. Saarela and P.C. Sokoloff, Canadian Museum of Nature, November 2019, with note: "The coordinates on the original label are incorrect; correct coordinates are: [as written]"

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Plants of Nunavut, Canada
Arctophila fulva (Trin.) Andersson
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2015	Poaceae
Kitikmeot Region: N side of Heart Lake, below rocky cliff, SW of
Kugluktuk, 5.64 km SW of mouth of Coppermine River. 67°48’33.8"N,
68°12’52.9"W. Accuracy: ±15m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.: 39m.
Rocky clay lakeshore. Locally common, dense stand emergent in
shallow water and extending onto shore.
Associates: Festuca rubra subsp. arctica, Artemisia tilesii, Trisetum
spicatum, Chrysosplenium spp., Tephroseris palustris,
Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 4314
Silica gel collection.	July 23, 2014
Fieldwork supported by the Polar Continental Shelf Project and the CMN
National Herbarium of Canada (CAN), Canadian Museum of Nature
Specimen cited in: Saarela JM, Sokoloff PC, Bull RD. 2017. Vascular plant
biodiversity of the lower Coppermine River valley and vicinity (Nunavut, Canada):
an annotated checklist of an Arctic flora. PeerJ 5:e2835 DOI 10.7717/peeij.2835
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