Puccinellia vaginata (Lange) Fernald & Weath.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Puccinellia vaginata (Lange) Fernald & Weath.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 3674 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 07 Aug 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. Richardson Bay, confluence of Richardson and Rae Rivers at Coronation Gulf, ca. 20 km WNW of Kugluktuk.

  • Habitat

    Salt marsh estuary, clay soil. Puccinellia phryganodes, Carex subspathacea, Stellaria humifusa, Potentilla anserina. Common on edges of estuary.

  • Description

    Anthers 0.7-0.9 mm, panicle branches glabrous, lower glumes 1.2-1.3 mm, lemmas 2.8-3 mm (JMS obs. 2015).

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, MT, NY, QFA, WIN)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697272

    Occurrence ID: 3eacfcaf-c26d-4f18-8ed6-dbc4a262ea68

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    Richardson Bay, confluence of Richardson and Rae Rivers at Coronation Gulf, ca. 20 km WNW of Kugluktuk

  • Coordinates

    67.9031, -115.541

  • 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
Puccinellia vaginata
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2015	Poaceae
Kitikmeot Region: Richardson Bay, confluence of Richardson and Rae
Rivers at Coronation Gulf, ca. 20 km WNW of Kugluktuk.
67°54'11.2"N, 68°32'27.4"W. Accuracy: ±200m. Datum: WGS84.
Elev.: 0m.
j	Salt marsh estuary, clay soil. Common on edges of estuary.
Associates: Puccinellia phryganodes, Carex subspathacea, Stellaria
humifusa, Potentilla anserina
Anthers 0.7-0.9 mm, panicle branches glabrous, lower glumes 1.2-1.3
mm, lemmas 2.8-3 mm (JMS obs. 2015).
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 3674
Silica gel collection.	july 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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