Elymus alaskanus subsp. alaskanus

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Elymus alaskanus subsp. alaskanus

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 3357 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 07 Apr 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. E side of Fockler Creek, in valley just above creek's confluence with the Coppermine River, ca. 1.4 km SSW of Sandstone Rapids.

  • Habitat

    Grassy fox/sik-sik den on low ridge. Elymus alaskanus, Potentilla, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Saxifraga tricuspidata, Poa glauca, Oxytropis hyperborea. Locally common.

  • Description

    Caespitose.

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, NY, QFA, WIN)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697357

    Occurrence ID: a8dda99f-4fd5-4c93-ae05-ac60c1afe7cd

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    E side of Fockler Creek, in valley just above creek's confluence with the Coppermine River, ca. 1.4 km SSW of Sandstone Rapids

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.4393, -115.648

  • 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
Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Love subsp.
alaskanus
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2015	Poaceae
Kitikmeot Region: E side of Fockler Creek, in valley just above creek's
confluence with the Coppermine River, ca. 1.4 km SSW of Sandstone
Rapids. 67°26'21.4"N, 67°38'54"W. Accuracy: ±5m. Datum: WGS84.
Elev.: 140m.
Grassy fox/sik-sik den on low ridge. Locally common.
Associates: Elymus alaskanus, Potentilla, Calamagrostis
purpurascens, Saxifraga tricuspidata, Poa glauca,
Oxytropis hyperborea
-v (	Caespitose.
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 3357
Silica gel collection.	T , *
July 4,2014
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, CanadaV
an annotated checklist of an Arctic flora. PeerJ 5:e2835 DOI 10.7717/peerj 2835
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