Difference between revisions of "Koenigia islandica"
Mant. Pl. 1: 35. 1767.
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|distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.);N.W.T.;Nunavut;Ont.;Que.;Yukon;Alaska;Colo.;Mont.;Utah;Wyo.;s South America (Argentina;Chile);n Europe;c;e Asia. | |distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.);N.W.T.;Nunavut;Ont.;Que.;Yukon;Alaska;Colo.;Mont.;Utah;Wyo.;s South America (Argentina;Chile);n Europe;c;e Asia. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Koenigia islandica is among the smallest of terrestrial flowering plants and one of few annual species in arctic and alpine floras. Some other species exhibit a similar bipolar distribution (e.g., Anemone multifida Poiret, Osmorhiza chilensis Hooker & Arnott, and Carex macloviana D’Urville).</p> | + | |discussion=<p><i>Koenigia islandica</i> is among the smallest of terrestrial flowering plants and one of few annual species in arctic and alpine floras. Some other species exhibit a similar bipolar distribution (e.g., <i>Anemone multifida</i> Poiret, Osmorhiza chilensis Hooker & Arnott, and <i>Carex macloviana</i> D’Urville).</p> |
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|subfamily=Polygonaceae subfam. Polygonoideae | |subfamily=Polygonaceae subfam. Polygonoideae | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 5 November 2020
Plants (0.5–)1–8(–20) cm. Stems often reddish, branched or simple, rooting adventitiously from proximal nodes. Leaves: ocrea brownish, broadly funnelform, 1–1.5 mm, margins oblique; petiole (0.1–)2–10 mm; blade 1–6.5 × 1–5 mm, base tapering to truncate, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous. Pedicels 0.1–1.5 mm or absent. Flowers: perianth 0.9–1.8 mm; tepals ovate to elliptic, margins entire, apex obtuse; stamens ca. 1/2 as long as tepals. Achenes 1–1.8 × 0.7–0.8 mm, dull. 2n = 14 (Mongolia, Norway), 28.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug, fruiting Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Arctic tundra and alpine meadows with permanently moist gravel, especially around persistent snow patches near streams, ponds, and lakes
Elevation: 0-4400 m
Distribution
Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Mont., Utah, Wyo., s South America (Argentina, Chile), n Europe, c, e Asia.
Discussion
Koenigia islandica is among the smallest of terrestrial flowering plants and one of few annual species in arctic and alpine floras. Some other species exhibit a similar bipolar distribution (e.g., Anemone multifida Poiret, Osmorhiza chilensis Hooker & Arnott, and Carex macloviana D’Urville).
Selected References
None.