Festuca altaica Trin.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Festuca altaica Trin.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 3384 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 07 Apr 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. Slopes on E side of Coppermine River, N of its confluence with Fockler Creek, ca. 0.8 km SW of Sandstone Rapids.

  • Habitat

    Meadow on slopes with lots of rocky disturbed areas and frost boils. Bromus pumpellianus, Arnica angustifolia, Hedysarum americanum, Betula glandulosa, Salix spp., Equisetum arvense, Dasiphora fruticosa. Scattered.

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, K, MO, MT, NY, O, QFA, US)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697248

    Occurrence ID: a643f72a-7c12-4d20-9356-025a2dd26a5b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Festuca altaica Trin. det J. M. Saarela, 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    Slopes on E side of Coppermine River, N of its confluence with Fockler Creek, ca. 0.8 km SW of Sandstone Rapids

  • Elevation

    Alt. 128 m. (420 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.4436, -115.647

  • 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

  • Distribution

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Plants of Nunavut, Canada
Festuca altaica Trin.
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2015	Poaceae
Kitikmeot Region: Slopes on E side of Coppermine River, N of its
confluence with Fockler Creek, ca. 0.8 km SW of Sandstone Rapids.
67°26'36.9"N, 67°38'50.1"W. Accuracy: ±50m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.:
128m.
Meadow on slopes with lots of rocky disturbed areas and frost boils.
Scattered.
Associates: Bromus pumpellianus, Arnica angustifolia, Hedysarum
americanum, Betula glandulosa, Salix spp., Equisetum
arvense, Dasiphora fruticosa
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 3384
Silica gel collection.	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, SokolofFPC, 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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