Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. triste

(Th. Fries) Hultén

Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Akad. Handl., ser. 4, 8(5): 58. 1962.

Common names: Linaigrette triste
Illustrated
Basionym: Eriophorum angustifolium var. triste Th. Fries Förh. Öfvers. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 26: 135. 1869
Synonyms: Eriophorum triste
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 24. Mentioned on page 23.

Culms to 30 cm. Inflorescences: larger involucral bracts 1–3 cm; peduncles 5–20 mm, usually scabrous all around. Scales gray to black, usually with pale margins. 2n = 60.


Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Tundra, snowbeds, meadows
Elevation: 0–500 m

Distribution

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Greenland, N.W.T., Nunavut, Que., Yukon, Alaska, Eurasia.

Discussion

Intermediates between the two subspecies of Eriophorum angustifolium occur in the low arctic and high boreal regions of Canada and Alaska. The names Eriophorum komarovii Vassiliev and E. angustifolium subsp. scabriusculum Hultén have been applied to such plants.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Peter W. Ball +  and Daniel E. Wujek +
(Th. Fries) Hultén +
Eriophorum angustifolium var. triste +
Linaigrette triste +
Greenland +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Que. +, Yukon +, Alaska +  and Eurasia. +
0–500 m +
Tundra, snowbeds, meadows +
Fruiting summer. +
Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Akad. Handl., ser. +
Illustrated +
Eriophorum triste +
Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. triste +
Eriophorum angustifolium +
subspecies +