Polytrichum swartzii Hartm.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  Canada

• State/Province

  Nunavut

• Locality

  Devon Island: Sparbo-Hardy lowland, on granite cliffs E of waterfalls on S-side of lowland above small protected cove meadow

• Coordinates

  75.75, -84.03

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

newyork BOTANICAL garden
HERBARIUM - THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
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PLANTS OP DEVON ISLAND, N.W.T.
Poly trichum algiduii Hag. & C. Jana*
SPAKBO-HARDY LOWLAND:	On	granite cliffs
E of waterfalls on S side of lowland above
small protected cove meadow.
75°45'N; 84°02fW.
In aeadow just below scliffs.
?=Polytrichura incollatane Hag.
(See letter fro« G. Smith, 1973
D. H. Vitt 7013
Det. G. L. Smith, 1973
July 26, 1972
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Dr Dale Vitt
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany ?
University of Alberta
Edmonton 7* Canada	>
Dear Dale:
Your letter of September 28th reached here this morning, with the
enclosed specimen from Devon Island (7013). It is Polytrichum algidum Hag.
& C. Jens., apparently. We have a kleptotype that Dr Steere obtained, I
think from Hagen*s herbarium. Polytrichum inconstans Hag. is probably the
same thing. They have the lamellae of Polytrichum swartzii, but have entire
By an odd coincidence, Zen Iwatsuki and I were just yesterday looking
at a specimen of this taxon that he and Steere collected in Alaska this
summer. At first, I called it Polytrichum yukonense, on account of the
entire leaves, but rechecking the isotype of yukonense here, the lamellae
turn out to have marginal cells of the usual commune type, quite uniform
and distinctly notched. .	._____________
Thank you for letting us keep, the specimen.
October 3> 1973
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