New Records of Vascular Plants in the Yukon Territory VII

Authors

  • William J. Cody Biodiversity, National Program on Environmental Health, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Wm. Saunders Building (49), Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
  • Bruce A. Bennett Department of Environment, Government of the Yukon, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
  • Phil Caswell deceased

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.154

Keywords:

Vascular plants, Yukon Territory, flora, new records, range extensions, phytogeography

Abstract

Based on field reconnaissance mainly in 2003 in Kluane National Park but also many other areas throughout the Yukon, information is provided on geographically significant plant occurrences. Thirteen native taxa, Agrostis humilis, Blysmopsis rufa, Carex bebbii, C. lenticularis var. dolia, C. nigricans, C. sartwellii, C. siccata, Diphasiastrum sitchense, Najas flexilis, Oxytropis arctica var. arctica, Oxytropis arctica var. murrayi, Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. carlottae and Swertia perennis and two introduced taxa, Bromus japonicus and Leymus mollis ssp. mollis s.l. are reported new to the flora of the Yukon Territory. Significant range extensions for 109 native and eight introduced taxa are included and three species, Clematis occidentalis, Polygonum persicaria, and Verbena hastata are deleted from the flora.

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