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Last updated 5/20/2023 by David Giblin.
Lysimachia europaea (L.) U. Manns & Anderb.[FNA, HC2]
arctic starflower, northern starflower

Publication: Willdenowia 39(1): 51. 2009.

Origin: Native

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: FNA8: "The Alaskan populations of Trientalis europaea have been segregated as T. arctica or T. europaea var. aleutica, based primarily on the number and size of leaves. E. Hultén (1927-1930, vol. 4) reduced these to T. europaea subsp. arctica; he indicated that they (along with populations from eastern Siberia) are merely "geographic races." He later (1968) mapped them as discrete entities. Other taxonomists (e.g., S. L. Welsh 1974) found intermediates, which I corroborated by examination of herbarium specimens. I believe that a conservative approach is warranted until additional research is undertaken."

References: (none)

Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Trientalis arctica Fisch. ex Hook.[HC]
Trientalis europaea L.[FNA8]
Trientalis europaea L. ssp. arctica (Fisch. ex Hook.) Hultén[ILBC]
Trientalis europaea L. var. aleutica Tatewaki & Kobayashi
Trientalis europaea L. var. arctica (Fisch. ex Hook.) Ledeb.