Festuca altaica Trin.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Festuca altaica Trin.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 3194 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 07 Feb 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. Spruce forest along Fockler Creek, ca. 2.3 km SSE of Sandstone Rapids, Coppermine River.

  • Habitat

    Dense willow/shrub/birch understory. Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Artemisia, Lupinus arcticus, Juniperus communis subsp. depressa, Shepherdia canadensis, Pyrola grandiflora, Betula glandulosa. Locally common in openings in forest and adjacent meadows.

  • Description

    Caespitose.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697257

    Occurrence ID: 5e40a44d-1d20-4c43-8b45-188f5e96bc67

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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

    Spruce forest along Fockler Creek, ca. 2.3 km SSE of Sandstone Rapids, Coppermine River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 166 m. (545 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.4294, -115.623

  • 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
Festuca altaica Trin.
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2015	Poaceae
Kitikmeot Region: Spruce forest along Fockler Creek, ca. 2.3 km SSE
of Sandstone Rapids, Coppermine River. 67°25'45.7"N, 67°37'21.8"W.
Accuracy: ±25m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.: 166m.
Dense willow/shrub/birch understory. Locally common in openings in
forest and adjacent meadows.
Associates: Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Artemisia, Lupinus arcticus,
Juniperus communis subsp. depressa, Shepherdia
canadensis, Pyrola grandiflora, Betula glandulosa
Caespitose.
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 3194
Silica gel collection.	July 2, 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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