Elymus alaskanus subsp. hyperarcticus (Polunin) Á.Löve & D.Löve

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Elymus alaskanus subsp. hyperarcticus (Polunin) Á.Löve & D.Löve

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 3915 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 13 Jul 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, sandy rocky beach at W side of Bloody Falls.

  • Habitat

    Sandy beach. Symphyotrichum pygmaeum, Salix niphoclada, Artemisia tilesii, Bromus pumpellianus, Festuca rubra subsp. arctica, Elymus alaskanus, Deschampsia cespitosa. Common.

  • Description

    Caespitose.

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, NY, QFA, UBC, US, WIN)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697356

    Occurrence ID: 2c30b376-0393-43fc-81e4-ef683f5d56a0

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, sandy rocky beach at W side of Bloody Falls

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.7411, -115.372

  • 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 subsp. hyperarcticus (Polunin) A. Love
&D. Love
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2015	Poaceae
Kitikmeot Region: Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, sandy rocky
beach at W side of Bloody Falls. 67°44’27.8"N, 68°22'20.3"W.
Accuracy: ±25m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.: 5m.
Sandy beach. Common.
Associates: Symphyotrichum pygmaeum, Salix niphoclada, Artemisia
tilesii, Bromus pumpellianus, Festuca rubra subsp.
arctica, Elymus alaskanus, Deschampsia cespitosa
Caespitose.
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 3915
Silica gel collection.	* July 13,2014
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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